The latest from Remembered Light
News & Announcements
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An Amazing Museum Experience with WTMJ-TV
WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee featured the Remembered Light exhibit at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library in Kenosha, WI. Steph Brown took a spectacular tour with the Director of Museum Collections, Dustin DePue. She describes it as impactful and emotional. The museum ties the past, present and future together. Watch the video here.
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Remembered Light: Glass Fragments from World War II, the McDonald Windows
Remembered Light: Glass Fragments from World War II, the McDonald Windows is a collection of 25 art pieces produced by Atelier Le Roux in Oakland, California, using shards of glass from damaged and destroyed European churches collected during World War II by the late US Army Episcopal chaplain Frederick McDonald. McDonald, who served under General Omar
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San Francisco’s historic Presidio Chapel jumpstarts drive for expansion
The Presidio Chapel, built in 1931 and located in the Presidio of San Francisco, has long been a beacon of hope and a place of reflection for people of all faiths. It has served the community for just over 90 years and is now embarking on an effort to raise funds to stabilize, make accessible,
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“Remembered Light: Glass Fragments from World War Two”
Affected by the poignant chaos, in 1945 an American clergyman by the name of Frederick McDonald was serving in the army chaplain corp. Europe was in ruin. McDonald would reach down and collect the broken glass from churches bombed and then mail them home.
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“Wie ein zerbrochenes Kirchenfenster zu einem Kunstwerk für den Frieden wurde”
[To read in English, click here]
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“Art Connection: Of Light and Peace”
Produced by KUEN in Salt Lake City, Utah, and broadcast on 22 TV stations
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“A WWII chaplain collected glass shards from destroyed European churches. They’ve been transformed into art on display in Salt Lake City.”
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“Bunte Glasscherben erzählen”
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“Of War and Religion, Light and Memory”
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“Salvage and salvation: Stained glass shards from WWII debris return in Penn exhibit”
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“Pieces From War Now Art For Peace”