A Collective Shrine: St Columba’s Chapel and Memory

A Collective Shrine: St Columba’s Chapel and Memory
Monday, May 21
11 am – 1 pm

St. Columba’s Chapel in Middletown, RI is an Arts and Crafts gem. The diminutive Gothic Revival chapel houses a dazzling collection of art glass windows, most were designed by artist D. Maitland Armstrong and manufactured by the firm of Louis Comfort Tiffany. Yet the glass is not the chapel’s only collection of memorial art. This talk by Sara Butler, Professor of Art and Architectural History at Roger Williams University, will discuss the web of commemorative objects and the families they honored, and will also highlight some objects in Blithewold’s Tiffany collection. Tea and scones will be served after the presentation.

$7 Member, $15 Nonmember
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About the speaker: Sara Butler is Professor of Art and Architectural History at Roger Williams University, where she teaches courses on American art and architecture, Newport art and architecture, Japanese art and architecture, and the history of landscape architecture. She has lectured and published on American landscapes, commemoration and memory, and American public art.