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Window

Building Name: All Saints Episcopal Church

Studio Name: Lamb (J. and R.) Co.

City: Detroit

Window Shape: 6 (gothic arched, more than 2 vertical sections)

Subject/Title of Window: Justice, Humanist, Politician

Brief Description of Subject: Second of three windows located in the north aisle. Each window consists of three lancets which are headed by a symbol of a profession and then three noted people from that profession.
 
Left Lancet: Justice 
Woodrow Wilson (1856 - 1921) Shown with the Presidential Seal as 28th President of the United States. Noted for his 14 points for peace negotiations during WW1. The tiger with an orange "P", the mascot of Princeton University, refers to his position as President of that institution from 1902 -1910.
John Marshall (1755 - 1835) and Oliver Wendal Holmes (1841 - 1935) were Supreme Court Justices. The unsheathed sword symbolizes the authority of the justices.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919) Gained fame as a "Rough Rider."He became the 26th President of the United States, and was known as the "Trust Buster". The trees refer to his founding of the United States Forest Service and establishing over 150 national forests.
 
Middle Lancet: Humanist 
Albert Schweitzer (1875 - 1965) Shown with symbols for a physician, organist, and writer. Noted for his work in the hospital he founded in Africa. 
Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865) He is known as the "Great Emancipator." Shown with words from the Gettysburg Address, and Seal as the 16th president of the United States. The artist has used the statue of Lincoln by Daniel French at the Lincoln Memorial as a model. 
Jane Addams (1869 - 1948) Social worker that co-founded Hull House in Chicago for the poor. Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
 
Right Lancet: Politicians 
Mohandas Gandhi (1869 - 1948) Used non-violence means, he championed for the independence of India from British Rule. The spinning wheel became his symbol for independence. 
George Washington (1732 - 1799) Shown with the Presidential Seal as the first president of the United States, and the tools for a surveyor, one of his early occupations.  
Lewis Cass (1782 - 1866) He was the Governor of the Michigan Territory who steered Michigan to statehood, and later served as its senator in Washington. He designed the seal and coat of arms for the State of Michigan.
 
At the bottom of the right lancet, appears the information that this window was designed and painted by Katherine Lamb Tait of the J. & R. Studios of Tenafly N.J.
 
Plaques below the window indicated the donors:
Lancet 1: "To the glory of God, a gift from St. Catherine's Guild."
Lancet 2: "Mary Ellen Kuni, mother, given by William H. Kuni."
Lancet 3: "William H. Kuni, brother, given by Mr. & Mrs. S. Jack Orth."

Inscriptions: Woodrow Wilson
John Marshall and Oliver Wendell Holmes, Justice
Theodore Roosevelt
Albert Schweitzer
Abraham Lincoln, By the People For the People Shall Not Perish From The Earth
Mohandas Gandhi
George Washington, Seal of the President of the United States
Lewis Cass, Governor of Michigan


Height: 80"

Width: 80"

Justice, Humanist, Politician
Justice, Humanist, Politician
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
John Marshall and Oliver Wendell Holmes
John Marshall and Oliver Wendell Holmes
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Jane Addams
Jane Addams
Mohandas Gandhi
Mohandas Gandhi
George Washington
George Washington
Lewis Cass
Lewis Cass
Lamb signature
Lamb signature
Justice, Humanist, Politician outside
Justice, Humanist, Politician outside

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