International studio (51.1913/1914)

The Wood Carvings of I. Kirchmayer

MOTHERHOOD BY I. KIRCHMAYER


another example is that of the three figures in
one photograph: a fragment from a Bay Ridge
church. All his figures are vital to the last
degree and might be living persons, though all of
them are sufficiently conventionalized to be truly
architectural.
The pulpit for Christ Church, New Haven,
shows figures in the round, figures in high relief,
and purely decorative carving. The design as a
whole is simple and scholarly and more consistent
with the fourteenth century.
The detail in the font of the Rogers Memorial
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Church, Fairhaven, is an exquisite example of
modern dual methods which the designer and the
craftsman can accomplish. His design for the
beautiful door in bronze, a part of the same
church, is further evidence of Mr. Kirchmayer’s
remarkable versatility. Here, as in other in-
stances, the rare beauty of his work lies in the
fact that all the figures are essentially architec-
tural.
The design for the allegorical panels in St.
Paul’s church, Chicago, is a mediaeval masterpiece
showing all ages and times worshiping the
Christ regnant on the cross.
Many consider the reredos, St. Paul’s Cathe-
dral, Detroit, one of Mr. Kirchmayer’s most
notable efforts. For many months it was on
exhibition in the rotunda of the Boston Museum
of Fine Arts, attracting visitors from all over the
world.
In the prie-dieu, Church of the Advent,
Boston, the symbols of the evangelists on the

THREE CARVED FIGURES BY I. KIRCHMAYER