ReplyThanks Steve. I made a special point of going today to join the tour so I could get picts. Last year I took the other camera and none of the interior picts came out at all. I think a coffee table book of the metal work, stone work and wood work ( 3 volumes) would sell really well to guys who love to work in those materials.
Supposedly the college and church have a bunch of original guash drawings that were made for some of the metal work, so the workmen had an idea what the designer, Parke Edwards, was looking for. The drawings not only show the lines of the work, but the guash shows the texture and marking Edwards was trying to achieve. Edwards studied for a while under Samuel Yellin, who is famous for the iron work at YAle, The National Cathedral and other places. Some think Edwards work exceeds Yellin's since Yellin's work looks the same pretty much where ever he did it. Edwards work here has it's own distinct style.
I located a link that covers some info on the metal work at the cathedral.
http://www.newchurchhistory.org/arti...emetalwork.php
Originally Posted by DSW
