Hildreth Meire's work is being featured in this important museum exhibition:
WALLS SPEAK
The Narrative Art of Hildreth Meière
February 03–May 20, 2012
The Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA)
"Art & Architecture of a Landmark"
Two Guided Tours at St Bart’s:
Saturday, March 24, 2012 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Led by: Nancy Harrison, St. Bart’s docent
Saturday March 31, 2012 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Led by: Becca Earley Richards, St. Bart’s head docent
FREE. Registration required: Call MOBIA at 212.408.1251 or visit mobia.org/calendar. Co-sponsored by St. Bartholomew’s Church
Read a review of the show from The Wall Street Journal here.
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If you step into the narthex of St. Bart's on Park Avenue and 51st and look up, you will be greeted by five Art Deco mosaic domes created using 24 karat gold leaf and glass -- all designed by Hildreth Meiere. There are several hundred different shades of gold in these works.
She also created four of the stained glass windows in the nave and designed the mosaic of the "Transfiguration" located in the apse. (Stand in the nave of the church and gaze high above the altar to see this work depicting Christ flanked by Elijah and Moses, and accompanied by Peter, James and John.)
More about Meiere at her website here.
IMAGERY ABOVE FROM THE CREATION SERIES:
top: detail from "Day Five and Six"
right: detail from "Day Four," the sun, the moon and the stars
