Meeting Place: Fourth Presbyterian Church 126 E Chestnut St, Chicago, IL 60611
This tour of two of Chicago’s most historic churches will be led by Peter Cormack, author of Charles J. Connick: America’s Visionary Stained Glass Artist. The tour will begin at Fourth Presbyterian Church (Ralph Adams Cram and Howard Van Doren Shaw, 1912) and will conclude at Saint Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church (Brown & Walcott, c. 1910 with extensive 1920s renovations).
Connick, once referred to as the “Burne-Jones of America,” made it his life’s mission to reassert the values of the medieval craft of stained glass, successfully persuading twentieth-century Americans that these could inspire powerfully expressive modern glass as well as thrilling new imagery.
Participants are responsible for their own transportation between the two churches which are one mile apart. Thirty minutes will be provided for transportation, allowing time for those who wish to walk.
Peter Cormack will be speaking about Connick and his new book at Glessner House on October 15 at 7:00pm. Click here for more information.
