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Emil Frei & Associates is a stained glass manufacturing firm based in St. Louis, Missouri that was founded in 1898 and is still in operation.[1] It was named "the future of stained glass" by Architectural Record in 1948.[2]
History[edit]
Ther company was founded by Emil Frei, who was born in 1869, and died in 1942. After Frei Sr.'s death, his son, Emil Frei Jr. took over the company and expanded it.[1][3]: Frei (Emil), Inc. St. Louis, Missouri Birth Year: 1869 Death Year: 1942 Biography: Following is a brief history of the Emil Frei Stained Glass company written by Martha Ramsey Clevenger of the Missouri Historical Sociaty. (Jefferson Memorial Building, Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri 63112). This appears as the introduction to the book "EMIL FREI, JR., COLLECTION REGISTER". "The firm of Emil Frei, Inc., founded in St. Louis in 1898 and still operating today, ..." https://stainedglass.dev.matrix.msu.edu/collections/studiosartist.php?id=208-791-126
The firm is "a liturgical design studio specializing in the design and restoration of custom stained glass and mosaics." Their projects exist within cathedrals, synagogues, and seminaries throughout the world; as well as in hospitals, cemetaries and at schools of all levels including universities across the United States."[4]
The "studio became known for some of the highest quality Munich pictorial stained-glass windows in the world, as evidenced by the grand prize won at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition for windows done at Holy Family Church in Waterton, New York [ Watertown, New York? ]. This style, characterized by its utterly life-like portraits of saints and biblical scenes, particularly of the life of Jesus, was the pinnacle of painting on glass. These windows were so detailed that many of the artists at the studio would spend their whole career painting nothing but faces and hands. And with the rapid spread of new churches being constructed to meet the surge of immigrants, there was no shortage of work. To meet this heavy demand, the company established a branch in Munich, Germany which survived until the Second World War when it was first seized by the German state and then destroyed by Allied bombing in 1944."[3]
"The growth and reputation of the studio would be further enhanced by its entry into the field of mosaics. In the 1920’s, Emil Frei Sr. was commissioned to undertake the mosaic design for the New Cathedral on Lindell Boulevard, the first million-dollar church in America. Collaborating with a mosaic firm in Berlin, Emil Sr. would found Ravenna Mosaics, Inc. (Ravenna Mosaics) as another arm of his studio. Although the Ravenna Company (as it would ultimately be known) later separated from Emil Frei, Inc., the New Cathedral is credited with now having the largest collection of mosaics in any one single location and remains an unquestionable jewel of the St. Louis landscape."[3]
Ravenna Mosaics[edit]
https://libraries.slu.edu/archive/a/digital_collections/ravenna/company_history.html. Paul Heuduck (___-1972) "died at the age of 90. He spent his last years working in the studio with his son, although he was too old to work on scaffolding. The 1970s were slow years for Ravenna. The company did, however, complete its final commissions in the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Only one commission was received in the St. Louis Cathedral, the small panel installed in the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chapel. In 1974, Arno entered semi-retirement and moved the studio to a farm in Fredericktown, Mo., where Ravenna would complete its final commissions. / The 1980s saw the completion of the mosaics in the St. Louis Cathedral; four designs by Mary Reardon were installed there between 1984 and 1987. Arno died of cancer in November 1988" https://libraries.slu.edu/archive/a/digital_collections/ravenna/rproject.html
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It was founded by Emil Frei, Senior and continued by Emil Frei, Junior. A third generation Emil Frei is a doctor.
Desloge Chapel, including Rodney Winfield who apprenticed?/worked/learned the trade at Emil Frei and Associates.
Holy Angels Church (Globe, Arizona)
Selected 25 works, their "Project Gallery":[5]
- Atlanta, Georgia – Immaculate Heart of Mary; Immaculate Heart of Mary Church?
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Sacred Heart; Sacred Heart Cathedral?
- Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation, Carey, Ohio
- Clayton, Missouri – St. Michael and St. George; St. Michael and St. George Church?
- De Pere, Wisconsin – St. Norbert’s Abbey
- Detroit, Michigan – Sacred Heart Seminary
- Edwardsville, Illinois – First Presbyterian; First Presbyterian Church
- Frontenac, Missouri – St. Joseph’s Academy
- Grand Island, Nebraska – First Presbyterian; First Presbyterian Church
- Hamilton, Ohio – St. Ann Catholic Church
- Kansas City, Missouri – Our Lady of Perpetual Help
- Kirkwood, Missouri – First Presbyterian; First Presbyterian Church
- Ladue, Missouri – Annunziata; Annunziata Church
- Lincoln, Nebraska – St. Francis of Assisi; St. Francis of Assisi Church
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Catholic Charities
- St. Joseph, Missouri – Wyatt Park Christian; Wyatt Park Christian Church founded 1888; new building at 27th and Mitchell was dedicated on October 7, 1928 (1928) https://www.wyattparkcc.org/page/140007908/140048893/Our-Story
- St. Louis, Missouri – Marquette Gallery
- St. Louis, Missouri – St. Francis Xavier College
- St. Louis, Missouri – St. Gabriel
- St. Louis, Missouri – St. Margaret of Scotland; St. Margaret of Scotland Church Catholic Church in St. Louis, Missouri https://www.stmargaretstl.org/
- St. Louis, Missouri – St. Mark’s Episcopal; St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
- Washington D.C. – National Episcopal Cathedral
- Webster Groves, Missouri – Mary Queen of Peace; Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Parish
- Wichita, Kansas – First United Methodist
- Wichita, Kansas – Resurrection; Resurrection Church
Others:
- Christ the King Catholic Church: https://www.institute-christ-king.org/stlouis-about, https://www.christthekingcatholic.church/our-parish/about-christ-king/our-history
- Soldiers Memorial Museum / Soldiers Memorial Military Museum restored: "One of the most significant tasks was the restoration of the red-and-gold Gold Star Mothers mosaic, found on the ceiling of the loggia. Glass pieces had fallen out over time, so the stained-glass company Emil Frei & Associates conserved the mosaic and replaced several hundred missing pieces."[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Michigan Stained Glass Census: Frei (Emil), Inc".
- ^ Genevieve Cortinovis (October 1, 2015). "From the St. Louis Modern catalogue: Emil Frei & Associates and the Rise of Modern Stained Glass". St. Louis Art Museum.
- ^ a b c "Emil Frei & Associates: History". 29 October 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "Emil Frei & Associates". 29 October 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "Portfolio – Emil Frei". 29 October 2019.
- ^ Meghan White (Spring 2019). "A Museum Honoring St. Louis Soldiers Is Recently Restored". Preservation Magazine. a National Trust for Historic Preservation project? journal?
- ^ Chris Naffziger (November 1, 2018). "What to expect at the reimagined Soldiers Memorial Museum: Here's an insider peek at what makes this museum so extraordinary". St. Louis Magazine.
External links[edit]
[Temporary: Emil Frei & Associates redirect to the mainspace article] Tiffany Studios