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Stained Glass That Breaks All the Rules

Los Angeles’ oldest stained glass studio, Judson, is collaborating with emerging and established artists to modernize a medieval craft.
“Kobe, 2017,” is a collaboration of Tim Carey’s design and fabrication at Judson, Los Angeles’s oldest stained glass studio. It will be on view at Forest Lawn starting next week. Courtesy of Tim Carey and Judson Studios via the New York Times

Stained Glass That Breaks All the Rules
National Cathedral, Washington

National Cathedral, Washington DC

This spectacular time-lapse in one of North America's great cathedrals was documented during restoration by Colin Winterbottom. Light and colour dance across the contours of the architecture, animating the sacred space.

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Nine Modern Artists from Matisse and Chagall to Chicago and Richter

Glass remains a prestigious medium among some of the greatest 20th and 21st Century artists.

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2500 Presentation Drawings Archived at the Library of Congress

The Lamb studio was founded in 1857 and is the oldest decorative arts firm in continuous operation in the United States

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Fr. Lawrence O.P.'s Stained Glass Collection

Lawrence Lew's Flickr site has superb photos of stained glass in Europe, Asia and North America.

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Gaudi's Coloured light at Sagrada Familia Barcelona, Spain

Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

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Saint Katharine Drexel depicted as a Plains Indian (1858-1955)

Born in 1858 to one of Philadelphia’s wealthiest families, she became a Roman Catholic nun and built many schools and churches for Native Americans and African-Americans.

Her amazing story (video)
Fused Glass

Fused Glass: A Radical New Way to Make Stained Glass

In 2015, a studio in Pasadena invested in a novel process called fused glass. They constructed one of the world’s largest stained glass windows.

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Sainte Chapelle, Paris

With perhaps the most revered stained glass in Paris, the exquisite Sainte Chapelle, consecrated in 1238, has been called a Sistine Chapel in glass. It's tucked away near Notre Dame on Île de la Cité.

Video Visit by Rick Steeves

Nasir ol-Mulk Mosque, Shiraz, Iran

Although often thought of as a Christian medium, stained glass is found in mosques and synagogues all over the world. Its use in the Middle East preceded the West by many centuries. Photo Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji

See photos of the "Pink Mosque"

Tiffany at St Michael's Church, Manhattan

St. Michael’s Church on 99th Street in New York City, is home to one of the largest Tiffany & Co glass installations to remain in its original location. Constructed more than 125 years ago, it was designated a New York City landmark in 2016.

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19 Windows from Architectural Digest

A collection of classic and modern windows around the world.

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