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[Contract for Stained Glass Panels]

Description: Final, signed contract between the Societe d'Exportation d'Arte Religieux (SEAR) in France and the Thanks-Giving Square Foundation in Dallas for SEAR to provide stained glass panels and components to be used in the Square's chapel. A number of the contract points have been edited or stricken, with initials from both parties.
Date: October 24, 1975
Creator: Societe d'Exportation d'Arte Religieux
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: The Thanks-Giving Foundation

The Design Program for Thanksgiving Square

Description: Document outlining the idea for the Thanks-Giving Square to be put in Dallas, Texas including sections on the general concept and philosophical goals, design components and objectives, existing conditions, design team, and procedures. There is a list of supplementary exhibits which are not included.
Date: September 1, 1970
Creator: Schepps, Julius; Stemmons, John & Stewart, Peter
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: The Thanks-Giving Foundation

[Draft Sketch: Tree of Life]

Description: Photograph of a sketch depicting the "tree of life" which has visible roots below the ground, and six branches with round bunches of leaves -- meant to resemble the "tangled skein of life" -- and a serpent wrapped around the trunk. Additionally, there are images among the branches including the sun and moon at the top as well as birds; at the base of the tree, there are unidentified animals on either side of the trunk. This sketch was a possible design for one of the etched windows to be inc… more
Date: February 1974
Creator: Hutton, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Artwork
Partner: The Thanks-Giving Foundation

[Letter from Annie Damaz to Peter Stewart, August 11, 1975]

Description: Letter from Annie Damaz to Peter Stewart discussing a proposal for a stained glass project that Gabriel Loire will be working on for the Chapel of Thanksgiving. Damaz talks about the amount of stained glass that will be needed, the estimated price of the project, and designs that will be on the glass. She also mentions that a sample of the glass will be created and that Loire is looking forward to the project.
Date: August 11, 1975
Creator: Damaz, Annie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: The Thanks-Giving Foundation

[Letter from Gabriel Loire to Peter Stewart, April 3, 1975]

Description: Letter from Gabriel Loire to Peter Stewart discussing a visit they had in Chartres in 1973 and an upcoming visit they are having in Paris. Loire mentions a discussion they had in 1973 about a stained glass project for the Chapel of Thanksgiving. He says he is looking forward to meeting with him Philip Johnson during their next visit. He also asks for Stewart's address so he can send photocopies of his correspondence with Pierre Massin de Miraval.
Date: April 3, 1975
Creator: Loire, Gabriel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: The Thanks-Giving Foundation

[Letter from Gabriel Loire to Peter Stewart, August 8, 1975]

Description: Letter from Gabriel Loire to Peter Stewart discussing his recent visit with Stewart and Philip Johnson and a stained glass project he is working on for the Chapel of Thanksgiving. He mentions that he received a photograph taken at the Philip Johnson Sculpture Museum and says it reminds him of the day he spent with Stewart and Philip Johnson. He also talks about an upcoming visit they are going to have in October and says he is going to send Stewart a small sample of a stained glass panel to giv… more
Date: August 8, 1975
Creator: Loire, Gabriel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: The Thanks-Giving Foundation

[Letter from Gabriel Loire to Peter Stewart, May 22, 1975]

Description: Letter from Gabriel Loire to Peter Stewart discussing a visit with Philip Johnson and his plans for a future trip to visit New York. Loire says a meeting he had planned with Philip Johnson in France did not take place. He mentions a trip he plans to take to New York to study a project he is working on for Stewart and thanks him for offering to pay for his return trip. He also asks if his visit to New York could be postponed until after the holidays because he has a busy schedule and discusses h… more
Date: May 22, 1975
Creator: Loire, Gabriel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: The Thanks-Giving Foundation

[Letter from Gabriel Loire to Peter Stewart, September 29, 1975]

Description: Letter from Gabriel Loire to Peter Stewart discussing past letters Stewart sent him about the stained glass windows of the Chapel of Thanksgiving and how he will be using those ideas in a model he is designing. Loire says he would like to have another meeting in New York to talk more about the project and mentions an article Stewart sent him about the nature and mysticism of the spiral.
Date: September 29, 1975
Creator: Loire, Gabriel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: The Thanks-Giving Foundation

[Letter from Jim Schroeder to Peter Stewart, March 8, 1972]

Description: Letter from Jim Schroeder to Peter Stewart discussing a newspaper cartoon in The Dallas Times Herald about the Thanks-Giving Square. Schroeder attaches the newspaper cartoon and says he thinks Stewart might like to see it. The cartoon depicts a sign that says, "Future Site Thanks-Giving Square Downtown Park". A group of people are looking up at the sign and the bottom of the cartoon says, "And over there, a few trees would be nice for the living room and maybe some shrubs for the bedroom...".
Date: March 8, 1972
Creator: Schroeder, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: The Thanks-Giving Foundation
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