Crafting St. Peter’s Chapel: Stained Glass in Early Twentieth Century America

Date & Time
Sun, Jul 26
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
Location
St. Peter's Chapel
1181 Walnut Ave
Vallejo, CA 94592

Description
At the start of the twentieth century, American arts and culture were reshaped by new artistic ideals and rapid advances in technology and manufacturing. Stained glass became a particularly important site for negotiating these changes, as artists and patrons both navigated the transition from traditional handicraft to more industrial methods of production.
These tensions converged at St. Peter’s Chapel, designed in the Arts and Crafts style in 1901, with stained-glass windows commissioned from multiple makers between 1905 and 1930, with the majority from Tiffany Studios. The chapel’s architecture and windows reflect a range of approaches, from a commitment to handcraftsmanship and historical styles to an embrace of new materials and production techniques. In this lecture, Dr. Kayli Rideout will explore how these varied responses illuminate a significant period of American art and cultural history.

About Dr. Kayli Rideout:
Dr. Kayli R. Rideout is the Hugh F. McKean Curator at the Morse Museum of American Art in Winter Park, Florida. Dr. Rideout earned her Ph.D. in American Studies at Boston University where her research focused on American decorative arts and material culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with a special focus on the work of Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933).
ADA NOTICE: St. Peter’s Chapel is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark (NRIS Number: 75002103). Due to its historic significance, the building is not wheelchair accessible (28 C.F.R. 35.150(A)(2)).
Please contact admin@mihpf.org with questions.