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Featured Work
FPCO Window 1
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Henry WilletWindow/Panel (INTERIOR)
First Presbyterian Church Orlando
About the Artwork
The central motif of the jeweled window over the Chancel is the figure of the compassionate Savior. His arms outstretched to suffering mankind, offering all men the Way of Salvation. Surrounding the Christ in attitudes of worship and adoration are men, women and children of all races and from all walks of life. The window was designed and built by Dr. Henry Lee Willet of Philedelphia, an elder in the Presbyterian Church and an outstanding American stained-glass artist. It is done in the choicest mouth-blown, pot-metal glasses, executed in the best traditions of the finest stained-glass and combined to create a glorious ministry of color. It was installed in 1955.
About the Artist
Henry Willet
William Willet, an artist and leader in the American Gothic Movement, founded Willet Studios in 1898 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The studio was later moved to Philadelphia.
Did you know?
The City of Orlando owns more than 2,000 works of art and has one of the oldest public art programs in the state.
Discover Art in Central Florida!
For those who have eyes to see, there are hundreds of works of art around them.
This web site provides some information on many of those works of art that can
be regularly viewed in Orange County by any member of the public without an
admission fee. They are outside in public view, or located in an interior area
that is normally open to the public.
Look around this web site and find something that interests you. Then go see it
in person. The information you find here will add to the pleasure of exploring
public art in Central Florida.
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