The latest from Remembered Light
News & Announcements
-
Dave Nemo Show Feature
Bruce McDonald discusses how the Remembered Light project started on The Dave Nemo Show. They discuss finding the “shoe box” of shards, Fred McDonald’s initial views on Hitler and how that eventually pushed him to get involved in the war and so much more.
-
WWII Bombed Churches And Synagogues Live On In Art Glass Exhibit
The man in the trenchcoat stood in the ruined church, gazing down at a fallen crucifix, its life-sized image of Jesus broken, bashed and half-covered in rubble. Nearby, a statue of the Virgin Mary, somehow still erect after intense bombing, looked down with the man, her eyes seemingly full of sorrow. It was 1945, and…
-
Broken Pieces of War-Shattered Windows Repurposed in San Francisco
Stained glass artist Armelle Le Roux installs “Remembered Light,” a stained glass art exhibit made from the window shards of churches bombed in World War II collected by Fred McDonald, then a chaplain in the U.S. Army. LeRoux worked on finishing the installation on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, in preparation for its opening at the…
-
KALW Interview with Armelle Le Roux, On the Arts
ON THE ARTS (previously Open Air) is KALW’s weekly magazine of the performing arts in the Bay Area hosted by David Latulippe (www.radio-latulippe.com). David Latulippee spoke with Armelle Le Roux about Remembered Light on this week’s episode of On the Arts. Listen to the interview new by clicking the button below. On the Arts features live interviews with…
-
Remembered Light Honors Legacy of Late Army Chaplain
Interfaith Center exhibition of 25 contemporary stained glass windows from WWII fragments opens August 27 at War Memorial Veterans Building in San Francisco. San Francisco, CA, July 14, 2022 – Remembered Light, an exhibition of 25 contemporary stained glass windows commemorating the devastation of WWII bombings opens August 27 at the War Memorial Veterans Building…
-
Presidio Chapel Renovation Featured in Civil and Structural Engineering Magazine
Body of news article: In honor of the upcoming Remembered Light exhibition at the San Francisco War Memorial, and the kickoff of the next phase of our capital campaign, Civil and Structural Engineering Magazine published an article on the Presidio Interfaith Chapel’s renovation. The article, which includes interviews with fundraisers and architects from Page Turnbull,…
-
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…
-
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,…