William Gray Purcell / Stained Glass Panel with Biplane motif from a Set of Six for a Bay Window / 1909

William Gray Purcell
Stained Glass Panel with Biplane motif from a Set of Six for a Bay Window
1909
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Creator Name: Purcell, William Gray
Creator Nationality: North American; American
Creator Role: Designer
Creator Dates/Places: 1880 - 1965
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: William Gray Purcell
Creator Name: Mosaic Arts Shops
Creator Role: Manufacturer
Creator Active Place: Minneapolis, MN
Creator Name-CRT: Mosaic Arts Shops
Title: Stained Glass Panel with Biplane motif from a Set of Six for a Bay Window
View: front
Creation Start Date: 1909
Creation End Date: 1909
Creation Date: 1909
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: Stained Glass
Materials and Techniques: Glass, zinc caming
Dimensions: H.60 x W.24 in.
AMICA Contributor: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 94.28.1
Credit Line: The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund
Rights: http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html
Context:

This design reflects Purcell's fascination with modern technology. In 1939 Purcell wrote about his inspiration for these windows. In 1909 at the Orpheum vaudeville show Purcell saw a "moving picture" called The June Bug featuring the aviator Glenn Curtiss flying his biplane. "To partners who were endeavoring in their work to relate Architecture and the Machine, such a sight gave serious pause. I made a record of my feelings by putting a 'June Bug' biplane against some big piled-up clouds in the leaded glass transoms of the new Stricker dining room bay window."

AMICA ID: MIA_.94.28.1
Component Measured: overall
Measurement Unit: in
AMICA Library Year: 2002
Media Metadata Rights: ? The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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