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glass. Willet believed that opalescent glass ignored the principles of architecture and did not fulfill the purpose of a window. Instead, he was enamored with the medieval technique of transparent antique glass, lecturing and writing constantly on the subject. As a member of what
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manner. It was ill favored by the Senior Pastor, Dr. Maitland
Alexander, who found it archaic and cheap. He ordered that the window be covered with heavy canvas and a great organ erected before it. Before it was hidden from view, however, it caught the attention of
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is composed of seven lancets and measures 34 feet wide by 50 feet tall. At the time, the competition was recognized as one of the most memorable ever held in the United States. Designs submitted to the selection jury were displayed for several weeks at the
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termed the "Early School" of stained glass artists, Willet, and fellow craftsmen Otto
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and North windows was awarded to the Willet studio. The commission, which spanned three generations of
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and many other accomplished designers of the day. Following its completion, the project for the design and fabrication of the
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Architectural Facts." First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh. 2004:4
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Protestant Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh; First Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh; William McKinley; Ralph Adams Cram
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Parente, Leigh Anne. "The St. Martin's
Commission. The Willet Stained Glass Studio's Largest Commission (Yet)."
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Description of the Great West Window, Procter Hall, Princeton
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