| Status: |
Extant [PHOTO, ART2009] |
| Confidence: |
High |
| Memorial name: |
Gunnison Memorial Window |
| Theme: |
The Spirit of Education [EAGLE1919A, NYS1919A, BRSU1919, BDT1919, BL1919, CHAT1919] |
| Tiffany 1910: |
Not listed |
| Duncan 1980: |
Not listed |
| Tiffany 1897: |
Not listed |
| Signature: |
|
| Other documentation: |
[EAGLE1918A, BL1918, EAGLE1918B, EAGLE1919A, NYS1919A, BRSU1919, BDT1919, BL1919, CHAT1919, ART1920] |
| Designer: |
Frederick Wilson [EAGLE1918A, BL1918] |
| Memorial details: |
Dr. Walter Balfour Gunnison (1852 - 19 Dec 1916), first principal of school, 1896-1916 [EAGLE1918A, BL1918, EAGLE1918B, EAGLE1919A, EAGLE1919B, EAGLE1919C, NYS1919A, NYS1919B, BRSU1919, BDT1919, BL1919, CHAT1919, ART1920, INSCRIPTION, NYT1916] |
| Donor: |
alumni, parents, teachers and friends [EAGLE1918A, BL1918, BL1919, EAGLE1919B, EAGLE1919C, NYS1919B, CHAT1919] |
| Date: |
Design selected Apr 1918 [EAGLE1918A] |
|
Window exhibited Nov 1918 [EAGLE1918B] |
|
Window installed Apr 1919 [EAGLE1919A] |
|
Unveiled 2 May 1919 [BL1919, EAGLE1919B, EAGLE1919C, NYS1919B, CHAT1919] |
| Size: |
about 10' x 12' [NYCART2012] |
| Lancets: |
5 [PHOTO, NYS1919A, BRSU1919, BDT1919] |
| Inscription: |
IN MEMORIAM / WALTER BALFOUR GUNNISON, PH.D. / FIRST PRINCIPAL OF ERASMUS HALL HIGH SCHOOL 1896-1916 [EAGLE1919A, BL1919, CHAT1919, PHOTO] |
| Category: |
Education |
| Location: |
library [EAGLE1918A, EAGLE1918B, EAGLE1919B, EAGLE1919C, CHAT1919, ART1920] |
|
tower on west side of building [BL1918, EAGLE1919A, BL1919, CHAT1919] |
| Restoration: |
Gil Studio, total conservation including complete releading, 1993 [GIL2012] |
| Comment: |
Collection of the NYC Department of Education, Public Art for Public Schools [ORG] |
| ART1920: |
Catalogue of the Work of Arts Belonging to the City of New York, The Art Commission of the City of New York (1920, Volume II, p. 18-19) |
| ART2009: |
Public Art for Public Schools, Michelle Cohen (2009, p. 66-68) |
| BC1911: |
The Brooklyn Citizen (2 Mar 1911, p. 12) |
| BDT1919: |
The Brooklyn Daily Times (14 Apr 1919, p. 6) |
| BL1918: |
Brooklyn Life (11 May 1918, p. 18) |
| BL1919: |
Brooklyn Life (10 May 1919, p. 18) |
| BRSU1911: |
Brooklyn Daily Standard Union (2 Mar 1911, p. 4) |
| BRSU1919: |
Brooklyn Standard Union (14 Apr 1919, p. 5) |
| CHAT1919: |
Brooklyn Chat (26 Apr 1919, Flatbush Edition, p. 1) |
| DEDUCED: |
Deduced from other information |
| DUNC1980: |
Tiffany Windows, Alastair Duncan (1980) |
| EAGLE1911: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (19 Jun 1911, p. 7) |
| EAGLE1918A: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (28 Apr 1918, Telegraph and Local News section, p. 6) |
| EAGLE1918B: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (1 Nov 1918, Section 2, p. 5) |
| EAGLE1919A: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (14 Apr 1919, p. 4) |
| EAGLE1919B: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (29 Apr 1919, p. 4) |
| EAGLE1919C: |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle (2 May 1919, p. 2) |
| GIL2012: |
Gil Studio website (24 Feb 2012) |
| INSCRIPTION: |
Inscription on item |
| LPC2003: |
Landmarks Preservation Commission (24 Jun 2003) |
| NYCART2012: |
New York City Department of Education website (24 Feb 2012) |
| NYS1919A: |
New York Sun (14 Apr 1919, p. 9) |
| NYS1919B: |
New York Sun (3 May 1919, p. 4) |
| NYT1916: |
New York Times (21 Dec 1916) |
| ORG: |
Organization |
| PHOTO: |
Photo of item |
| TIFF1886: |
Announcement in American Architect and Building News, Tiffany Glass Company (6 Feb 1886) |
| TIFF1893: |
Chicago Exposition booklet, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (1893) |
| TIFF1897: |
A List of Windows: And Extracts from Letters & Newspapers, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (1897) |
| TIFF1910: |
A Partial List of Tiffany Windows, Tiffany Studios (1910) |
