Book Review: ‘The Testament of Mary,’ by Colm Toibin

THE NEW YORK TIMESBy Mary TobinMary, the mother of Jesus, has given Christianity a good name. The problem with all this is that it has led to centuries of sentimentality.... Colm Toibin’s novella “The Testament of Mary” never even approaches the swampy terrain of sentimentality. For “The Testament of Mary” is a beautiful and daring work. Originally performed as a one-woman show in Dublin, it takes its power from the surprises of its language, its...

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I AM Part of the 1000/$10 Campaign

ALPHA OMEGA ARTSBy TahlibArtists, particularly artists with a spiritual connection often pursue their life's work in isolation, but the NYC-based International Arts Movement gives these individuals a home. Founder and artist, Makoto Fujimura sent a tweet of invitation this week, "You can be part of a greater movement toward a re-humanized culture. Join our 1000/$10 campaign: http://internationalartsmovement.org." I was intrigued,  persuaded...

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Atheist Extremists Challenge ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’

THE EXAMINERBy Michael McGuireARKANSAS---The American Humanist Association is challenging an Arkansas elementary school for planning to take children to see “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” the organization announced Thursday. The organization released a letter dated Nov. 26 in which it warned the principal of Terry Elementary School in Little Rock that a planned field trip to Agape Church to see the Charlie Brown TV movie violates the United States...

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Experience the Art, Not the Claustrophobia, in Smithsonian's 3D Buddhist Cave Experience

THE WASHINGTON POSTBy Maura Judkis"Pure Land," a glimpse into a Buddhist cave temple. (Courtesy ALiVE, CityU and Dunhuang Academy)WASHINGTON---A new digital installation at the Sackler gallery is all the fun of spelunking, with none of the claustrophobia. Visitors can surround themselves in 360 degrees of an ancient Chinese Buddhist cave, which seems like the lovechild of Google Art Project, IMAX 3D, and that Circle-Vision display at Epcot. Part...

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Himalayan Buddhist Art 101: King Gesar of Ling

TRICYCLEBy Alex Caring-Lobel & Jeff WyattBuddhist practice and Buddhist art have been inseparable in the Himalayas ever since Buddhism arrived to the region in the eighth century. But for the casual observer it can be difficult to make sense of the complex iconography. Not to worry—Himalayan art scholar Jeff Watt is here to help. In this "Himalayan Buddhist Art 101" series, Jeff is making sense of this rich artistic tradition by presenting weekly...

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Seeing Orientalist Art as an Aid to East-West Dialogue

THE NEW YORK TIMESBy Robin Pogrebin“The Philosopher” by Ludwig Deutsch (1905) from the collection of Shafik Gabr.NEW YORK---One of the world’s leading collectors of Orientalist art believes the genre can teach the diplomatic world much about East-West relations. Shafik Gabr, an Egyptian businessman and philanthropist, says the sort of immersion that Western painters had in the Middle East in the 19th century is the sort of personal interaction that...

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Egyptian Jihadist Calls for Destruction of Sphinx, Pyramids

AL ARABIYA ENGLISHABy Al ArabiyaMurgan Salem al-GoharyEGYPT---An Egyptian jihad leader, with self-professed links to the Taliban, called for the “destruction of the Sphinx and the Giza Pyramids in Egypt,” drawing ties between the Egyptian relics and Buddha statues, local media reported this week. Murgan Salem al-Gohary, an Islamist leader twice-sentenced under former President Hosni Mubarak for advocating violence, called on Muslims to remove such...

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Mormons Pissed at OC Weekly For Satirical Image of Mitt Romney

GOTHAMISTBy Jessica P. OgilvieUTAH---During election week, the OC Weekly ran an image on its cover portraying Mitt Romney as the Angel Moroni, the figure in Mormonism who reportedly gave Joseph Smith the content for the Book of Mormon. The image was meant as satire, but according to the Weekly's news blog, Mormon readers didn't take too kindly to it. Starting on Wednesday and continuing ever since, Mormons from across the country but mostly centered...

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Burqa Art: Naneci Yurdagül's 'Burquoi' Exhibition Forces Visitors To Veil Themselves (PHOTOS)

THE HUFFINGTON POSTPhoto of visitors at exhibition courtesy of Der TagesspiegelGERMANY---Most everyone seems to have an opinion on the burqa, a type of garment worn in public by some observant Muslim women. But many who debate the ethics surrounding the controversial veil have likely never worn one. Artist Naneci Yurdagül is out to change that. Yurdagül's upcoming exhibition at the Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden in Germany requires viewers wear...

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Chris Stedman Is A Faithiest: Atheists Involved In Interfaith Dialogue

THE HUFFINGTON POSTBy Religion News ServiceMASSACHUSETTS---As the assistant humanist chaplain at Harvard University, Chris Stedman coordinates its "Values in Action" program. In his recent book, "Faitheist: How an Atheist Found Common Ground with the Religious," he tells how he went from a closeted gay evangelical Christian to an "out" atheist, and, eventually, a Humanist. On the blog NonProphet Status, and now in the book, Stedman calls for atheists...

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Barack Obama Depicted As Jesus: 'The Truth' Painting Draws Criticism For Controversial Metaphor (PHOTO)

THE HUFFINGTON POSTBy Meredith Bennett-SmithA painting featuring President Barack Obama in a Christ-like pose is getting poor reviews from some religious authorities, Fox News Radio reports. The painting by New York-based artist by Michael D’Antuono is titled "The Truth" and features Obama with a crown of thorns on his head, in a position that is reminiscent of the crucifixion. Currently on display at Boston's Bunker Hill Community College Art Gallery...

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Artist Yisehak Selassie Spotlights Art of Ethiopian Christian from Worshiped Family

WNDBy Marisa Martin"Shield of Faith" by Yisehak SelassieAny Ethiopian artist whose family name is Selassie may be almost certain to have notions of grandeur and entitlement, but Yisehak Fikre Selassie is not one of them. He is the great-grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie, who was killed in a Marxist coup along with Yisehak’s parents in a 1974 bloodbath. Recovering from dangers and trauma of Ethiopia, Yisehak is grateful to live in the U.S., where...

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California Collectors's Nepalese Art at the Crocker Museum

THE SACRAMENTO BEEBy Victoria DalkeyThe gilt copper alloy plaque is from 17th century Nepal.CALIFORNIA---A gilt copper cup made out of a real human skull is one of the rare and arcane objects included in "Celestial Realms: The Art of Nepal" at the Crocker Art Museum. The skull cup is a common attribute of numerous Buddhist and Hindu gods, goddesses and protective deities and would have been used in Tantric Buddhist worship as a container for offerings...

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London - A World City in 20 Objects: No. 9 Shiva Nataraja, the God Shiva Dancing in a Ring of Flames

LONDON EVENING STANDARDBy Richard BlurtonBronze, Chola period, c.1100AD, from the Thanjavur region of Tamil Nadu, south IndiaUNITED KINDGOM---At a time when sculpture in bronze is in the public eye in London at the Royal Academy, it is salutary to view an example from 1,000 years ago from a tradition that many people believe to be one of the greatest, both in terms of beauty and technical mastery. This tradition of lost-wax casting continues in southern...

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Book Review: Titian Painted in a New Biography

THE LOS ANGELES TIMESBy Nicholas Delbanco"Christ Carrying the Cross" by Titian, oil on canvas 67x77 | The PradoThis is a long book about a long life, a large volume about a large talent. Titian, its titular subject, was the most celebrated painter of his time. He died in his beloved Venice, Italy, on Aug. 27, 1576. The death certificate listed the cause of his demise as fever and age as 103. Sheila Hale is the author of guidebooks of Florence and...

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Daniel Mitsui Announces Creation of Millefleur Press

DANIELMITSUI.COM By Daniel MitsuiILLINOIS---I am excited to announce the establishment of my own private press. I will be the publisher and the principal illustrator, designer and typographer. I will hire pressmen, papermakers and bookbinders as needed for its various projects. My first projects will be broadsides, but my ambition is to produce printed books, inspired by the incunabula and blockbooks of the 15th century that retained the large...

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Vatican Sells Stamps To Restore Famed Bernini Colonnade In St. Peter's Square

HUFFINGTON POSTImage of stamp courtesy of Boston GlobeVATICAN CITY -- Not even the Vatican is immune from the economic crisis. For the first time, the Vatican is seeking funds directly from pilgrims, collectors and tourists to pay for the ambitious restoration of the 17th century Bernini colonnade surrounding St. Peter's Square. The Vatican's Philatelic and Numismatic Office, which sells commemorative coins and stamps featuring popes, saints and...

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Michael D'Antuono's 'Who The Hell Is Grover Norquist' Painting May Haunt Your Dreams (PHOTOS)

THE HUFFINGTON POSTWe've seen Barack Obama riding a lion, Paul Ryan as a hot dog and Hilary Clinton as Marilyn Monroe. After all this, you'd think no political art could shock us any more. And then we saw this. Political artist Michael D'Antuono's painting, entitled, "Who the Hell Is Grover Norquist?" gives a whole new look at the conservative lobbyist opposing congressional tax increases. The founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform looms...

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Multi-faith Exhibition in England Breaks Down Barriers

HACKNEY GAZETTEBy Syma Mohammed, ReporterUNITED KINGDOM---Given recent turmoil in the Middle East, an exhibition in Shoreditch to promote friendship and understanding between people of different faiths seems very timely. Organised by the Three Faiths Forum (3FF), an initiative set up 15 years ago by leaders from Muslim, Jewish and Christian communities, it aims to bridge the divide and address misunderstanding between people from different backgrounds....

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RELIGIOUS ART | NEWS OF WEEK

ALPHA OMEGA ARTSBy Ernest Disney-BrittonAt A&O, we believe Americans will overcome our resistance to religious diversity. We also believe that when this happens, American artists will lead our way. At A&O, we strive to be a beacon for religious diversity through fine art, and this week we shine our light on "Homage" by Australian artist Hyun- Hee Lee (detail above). Using pencil, ink, hanji paper, cotton thread and canvas,...

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Sifting Through Anatolia's Dark Sins and Bright Cultures

THE NEW YORK TIMESBy SUSANNE GÜSTENAhmet Gunestekin at work.TURKEY---Before emerging into the bright colors of Ahmet Gunestekin’s celebration of the diversity of Anatolian cultures, visitors to his exhibition step into the darkness of mourning for its victims. Though Mr. Gunestekin’s work is not included in any Turkish museum collection of contemporary artists, the opening night of his exhibition drew a mix of prominent politicians, business leaders...

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Camille Paglia Takes a Personal Tour Through All Art Ever Made

SALT LAKE TRIBUNEBy J.M. TyreeThere always have been two sides to Camille Paglia’s career as a celebrity cultural pundit and best-selling arts critic. Paglia’s new book, "Glittering Images," a personal tour through All Art Ever Made, from ancient Egypt to "Star Wars," is the kind of Plato-to-NATO survey whose passing she laments in her introductory essay as a casualty of the culture wars. Fortunately, this book, despite its vast scope and mostly chronological arrangement from 2800 B.C. to 2005, makes no attempt to be systematic or totalizing, being...

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Artist Wins Art Prize for Work on Her Conversion from Buddhism to Catholicism

CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF SYDNEY"Homage" by Hyun-Hee Lee wins Blake Prize 2012AUSTRALIA---An art work called Homage documenting Korean-born artist, Hyun-Hee Lee's conversion from Buddhism to Catholicism and paying homage to both, is the winner of the prestigious John Coburn Emerging Artist Award as part of the 2012 Blake Prizes for Religious and Spiritual Art announced this morning. Hyun-Hee Lee [Video] has produced an outstanding and highly original...

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Movie Review: "Rise of the Guardians" Directed by Peter Ramsey

THE NEW YORK TIMESBy A. O. ScottJack Frost is one of the heroes in “Rise of the Guardians,” determined to help children maintain their magical beliefsThe new movie “Rise of the Guardians,” for example, works so hard at celebrating wide eyes and naïve joy that it comes close to spoiling its own intermittent wonderfulness. Directed by Peter Ramsey and written by David Lindsay-Abaire (and based on a story by William Joyce), “Rise of the Guardians,”...

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France Bans Access to 'End of World' Refuge

ARTDAILYThe Bugarach peak will be closed to the public on December 21, 2012FRANCE---France on Friday dashed the hopes of those who had planned to take refuge in one of the few places on Earth some believe will be spared when the world ends on December 21. Local officials banned access to the Pic de Bugarach, a mountain in the southwest where rumour has it the hilltop will open on the last day and aliens will emerge with spaceships to save nearby...

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The Left's Christian Bashing Art is Cowardly, Hypocritical, and Predictable

RENEW AMERICABy Gabriel GarnicaIn fact, if people like Serrano, Toibin, Gordon, Ofili and Murphy have anything in common, it is the desire to use their influence, fame, power, and success to reshape Christianity to look and feel as differently from that of their upbringing as possible. It is clearly cowardly because it strikes at Christianity with a bitter gusto it would never dare apply to the Muslim religion. Finally, it is certainly...

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Japanese Artist Shinji Turner-Yamamoto's Bright Ideas For a Forgotten Cincinnati Church

NEW YORK TIMES | BLOGBy Stephen HeymanIn Doug and Mike Starn's latest installation, a church in Cincinnati shines brightly,thanks to a display of photographic mosaics and a 45,000-watt carbon arc lamp.CINCINNATI---Crumbling brick, fading gold leaf and a skeletal ceiling conspire to give the Holy Cross Church, in the Mount Adams section of Cincinnati, the appearance of a sacred ruin. In 2010, the Japanese artist Shinji Turner-Yamamoto exploited the...

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Movie: "Lincoln" (4 Stars)

ROGER EBERT★★★★---Daniel Day-Lewis, who has a lock on an Oscar nomination, modulates Lincoln. He is soft-spoken, a little hunched, exhausted after the years of war, concerned that no more troops die. He communicates through stories and parables. At his side is his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln (Sally Field, typically sturdy and spunky), who is sometimes seen as a social climber but here is focused as wife and mother. She has already lost one son in the...

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Paintings Created Hundreds of Years After 1st Thanksgiving Aren't Historically, Factually Accurate

STANDARD-EXAMINERBy Becky Cairns“The First Thanksgiving 1621,” by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, includes some inaccuracies about the feast.UTAH---If only there had been a camera at the First Thanksgiving. Many of our stereotypes about the feast and its attendees come from artists’ renderings of the event, painted long after the 1621 event was over, says a Brigham Young University historian. Take, for instance, a popular painting of the First Thanksgiving,...

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Movie Review: ‘Life of Pi,’ Directed by Ang Lee (3 Stars)

THE NEW YORK TIMESBy A.O. Scott★★★---It unfolds in a setting that is one of the great achievements of digital cinema, and a reminder that the eclectic Mr. [Ang] Lee is, among other things, an exuberant and inventive visual artist. The problem, as I have suggested, is that the narrative frame that surrounds these lovely pictures complicates and undermines them. The novelist and the older Pi are eager to impose interpretations on the tale of the boy...

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'Color Of Christ': A Story Of Race And Religion In America

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO | WBURBlack & white copy of Warner Sallman portrait of JesusWhat did Jesus look like? The many different depictions of Christ tell a story about race and religion in America. Edward J. Blum and Paul Harvey explore that history in their new book, "The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America". The book traces how different races and ethnic groups claimed Christ as their own — and how depictions of Jesus...

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North Carolina Joins the Power 2 Give

BEACH CAROLINA MAGAZINENORTH CAROLINA---Thanksgiving marks the start of the season of giving, and a new online fundraising website will allow citizens of North Carolina to donate directly to arts and cultural organizations of their choice. The N.C. portal for power2give.org connects people across the state to cultural projects from the mountains to the coast. The groundbreaking fundraising platform was developed by the Arts & Science Council...

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An Oil-Rich Revolution: Christian Painting in the 15th Century

THE WALL STREET JOURNALBy Jonathon LopezJan van Eyck, The Three Marys at the Tomb, c. 1430-1435. Panel, 71.5 x 90 cm. Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van BeuningenNETHERLANDS---Early in the 15th century, the Van Eyck family of Netherlandish painters—principally brothers Hubert and Jan—initiated a visual revolution that radically altered the course of European art history. A splendid exhibition at this city's Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen traces the roots...

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Eight Days to Learn Islamic Ornamentation

INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNEBy Sehrish Ali / Photo: Myra IqbalPAKISTAN---At the end of an extensive workshop on Islamic ornamentation, many girls were proud of what they had managed to learn in a little over a week. The 45 participants seemed extremely satisfied with the outcome of their work, which featured some creative use of bright, bold colours in some pieces, while others stayed conventional. The eight-day workshop was organised at the Pakistan...

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Artist, Michael Galovic Finds Modern Meaning in Christian Relics

THE DAILY ADVERTISER"Icons & Art" by Michael GalovicAUSTRALIA---As a child Michael Galovic watched his step-father restore Serbian monasteries and old church relics not realising he would devote 40 years to the mysteries of Christian imagery. In Wagga as a guest of St John's Church last week, Mr Galovic displayed a selection of his work taking ancient religious symbols and placing them in a modern setting. He said it is artwork based on the concept...

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Onion Domes On The Seine? Orthodox Cathedral Sparks Controversy In Paris

RADIO FREE EUROPEBy Antoine BluaFRANCE---Orthodox cathedrals with their trademark golden onion domes are a familiar sight across Russia. And one may soon become part of Paris's famed skyline, near the Eiffel Tower. French President Francois Hollande has just weeks to decide on a controversial plan to build a massive Russian Orthodox Spiritual and Cultural Center in downtown Paris on the banks of the Seine River, on a UNESCO-protected world heritage...

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Revamped Pope John Paul II Statue Unveiled to Public

ARTDAILYModernist sculpture by Oliviero RainaldiITALY---A giant bronze sculpture portraying Pope John Paul II is displayed outside Romes Termini train Station on November 19, 2012. The city of Rome has inaugurated the revamped version of the statue after the first one, unveiled in May 2011 was widely criticized. [li...

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Tribute to Kailee (Nov. 4-11, 2012)

ALPHA OMEGA ARTSBy Michael Bourke, delivered Sunday, November 18, 2012Kailee Daniels on Nov. 6 with one of her GrandfathersWe have a favorite saying in our family. I have quoted it frequently and recently Aunt Kaye used it in a speech. It is a quote by the esteemed social commentator, highly praised author and friend of Oprah, (and let’s face it, who doesn’t want to be a friend of Oprah’s?) Maya Angelou. Ms. Angelou stated:"People will forget...

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RELIGIOUS ART | NEWS OF WEEK

ALPHA OMEGA ARTSBy Ernest Disney-BrittonAs you know, I am not a Hindu but this past week I celebrated a pure, infinite, and eternal light, and she was named "Kailee". While Hindus lit candles for their holy day of Diwali, as captured by photographers such as B.K. Bangash (above), I lit one for our newly born granddaughter Kailee. For Hindu believers the Diwali Festival of Lights honors awareness of an "inner light" that goes beyond the physical...

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Hauntingly Beautiful Video Wins Blake Prize for Religious Art

ARTINFOBy Nicholas ForrestStill image from Fabian Astore’s video "Threshold"AUSTRALIA---A hauntingly beautiful video by Sydney multi-media artist Fabian Astore and an intricate triptych by mixed-media artist Eveline Kotai have been awarded joint first prize by judges of the 61st Blake Art Prize for Religious Art. Awarded since 1951, artworks entered into The Blake Art Prize must address a subject of religious or spiritual integrity. This pre-requisite...

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Art Review: 'Bodies and Shadows' Shows Caravaggio's Influence

THE LOS ANGELES TIMESBy Christopher Knight"Saint Francis of Assisi" (1595) by Caravaggio. Oil on canvas.36 3/8 x 50 1/4 in. (92.4 x 127.6 cm); Frame: 48 x 62 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.CALIFORNIA---"The Toothpuller" (circa 1608-09), on loan from the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, Italy isn't in the best condition, but it does make for a marvelous coda to "Bodies and Shadows: Caravaggio and His Legacy." The tightly drawn show sketches Caravaggio's artistic innovations...

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On Gay Marriage, Voters Got it Right Even if Extremists Get it Wrong

THE WASHINGTON POSTBy C.s. PearceLast week, citizens in Maine, Maryland and Washington state made history with their votes to legalize same-sex marriage. Minnesotans, too, rejected a constitutional amendment that would have banned gay marriage. Since 1998, 32 states have had marriage equality measures on their ballots, and voters have rejected every one of them. The six states that have legalized gay marriage did it through legislation or by court order. The voters who passed these history-making resolutions on Election Day did so despite...

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A&O Meetup in NYC: A Chance to Scream

ALPHA OMEGA ARTSBy Gregory A. Disney-BrittonNo where else in the USA does religious art thrive as it does in NYC. The meetup schedule:Friday, Nov. 16 - Yeshiva University Art Museum: "It's a Thin Line: The Eruv and Jewish Community in New York and Beyond"; and Lincoln Center: "Disgraced" at Clare Tow Theater | W. 65th St.Saturday, Nov. 17 - Museum of Modern Art: "Scream" (above) and "Figure in the Garden" |  11 W. 53rd St.Sunday, Nov. 18 - Madison...

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Proposed India Mosque Hit by Holy Hair Row

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL | INDIABy Joanna SugdenMuslim devotees worshiped a holy relic, widely beleieved to bea hair from Prophet Muhammad’s beard, in Srinagar, June 22.INDIA---Plans to build India’s largest mosque have divided Sunni Muslims in a dispute over a lock of hair. The 25,000-30,000 capacity place of worship was proposed in early 2011 by Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar, who heads a faction of Sunnis in western Kerala and claims to...

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Art Exhibit Outside of Hillel Commemorates Kristallnacht

THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIANBy Samantha SharonThe Holocaust Education Committee set up jars filled withbroken glass and candles to commemorate Kristallnacht last Sunday.PENNSYLVANIA---Seventy-four years after the Nazis destroyed over 7,000 Jewish businesses on the night known as Kristallnacht, Hillel’s Holocaust Education Committee is finding creative ways to commemorate the victims. Kristallnacht ­— or the Night of Broken Glass ­— took place on Nov....

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A Potent Symbol of Jewish Life in America, the Eruv Gets Unprecedented Exhibition at YU Museum

ALPHA OMEGA ARTSBy TahlibMulti-media installation by Yona VerwerNEW YORK---An Eruv is a border, usually made out of string or wire that allows Jews to accomplish a basic activity on the Sabbath, which Jewish law otherwise prohibits on the Day of Rest: Carrying. An eruv makes it possible for people to carry keys, push a baby carriage or hold a baby, or bring food to someone’s home. It is a little understood concept in Jewish life, and is the subject...

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Auction Anonymity Ended By Courts in New York

FINANCIAL TIMES By Georgina AdamNEW YORK---In New York, the Supreme Court has dropped a bombshell. In a recent judgement, it ruled that New York auctioneers will have to reveal the names of both consignors and buyers to ensure a sale contract is binding. Until now, such information was covered by the sacrosanct “confidentiality” clauses of the auction houses, and revealing it could be a disaster for them. Remember that the art trade is supply-driven, dependent on wooing vendors, who are the shyest of beasts. For various reasons – fiscal, family...

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Rick Jenkins Brings Out of the Buddhist Fire to the Art Space

BOISE WEEKLYBy Andrew CrispOut of the Fire makes use of a 16th century glazeIDAHO---Tonight, the Art Space at Eagle Performing Arts Center debuts a series by Idaho ceramicist Rick Jenkins, Out of the Fire. Jenkins employs a Japanese glazing technique that originated in the Mino region in the 16th century. The glaze is linked to the Zen Buddhist tea ceremony, and offers varied results in earthy shades of color. For the past 33 years, Jenkins has served...

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How to Rebrand Islam? Try Asking an Israeli

JEWISH CHRONICLE ONLINEBy Toby AxelrodUNITED KINGDOM---Irked by stereotypes of aggressive Muslims poised to impose Sharia law on the world? Blame branding. At least, that is what Israeli artist Dana Yahalomi is claiming in her project, Rebranding European Muslims. In an experiment designed to highlight the power of commercial and political branding, Ms Yahalomi, 30, launched a competition for branding agencies to create new images or slogans that might affect popular views of Muslims in Europe. The winning proposal, “Look Twice”, was a typography-based...

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NYC Exhibit Highlights Tiffany's Religious Objects

DAILY NEWSAdd captionNEW YORK (AP) — Louis Comfort Tiffany was the quintessential tastemaker of the post-Civil War Gilded Age. His iridescent leaded-glass windows and lamps decorated public buildings and homes of rich and famous clients. But most of his commissions were for America's houses of worship at a time of unprecedented church-building. "Louis C. Tiffany and the Art of Devotion" at The Museum of Biblical Art in New York City is the first...

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