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Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
The Architect | The Donor | The Interior | The Exterior | The Ceiling | The Windows | Architecture Terms
The Ceiling
Hildreth Meiere, a New York artist, created the colorful emblems from over 100,000 pieces of Gustavian tile. The combination of the colorful tile and the vaulted ceiling gives the chapel a joyful ambiance, an escape from the traditional dreariness of gothic cathedrals.
The colorful medallions create a magnificent rendition of St. Francis’ “Canticle of the Sun.” The represent the following fourteen subjects: Bird, Beast, Fish, Reptile, Sun, Moon, Star, Tree, Flower, Man, Earth, Water, and Fire
For more information, contact: Lorraine BrochuAssistant to the Dean for External Affairs
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
5850 South Woodlawn Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60637
(773) 702-7059
lcbrochu@uchicago.edu