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[Model of the Chapel of Thanksgiving]
Photograph of a model of the Chapel of Thanksgiving located in the Thanks-Giving Square in Dallas, Texas. The model shows the white, cylinder-shaped chapel with a small body of water on one side and a bridge over the water leading to the entrance. There are various figurines of people scattered around the model, a car figurine on the street to the right of the chapel, and a group of model trees at the start of the bridge in the bottom left of the photograph.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nancy Reagan and Javier Perez de Cuellar at Golden Rule Dedication]
Photograph of Nancy Reagan and Secretary-General of United Nations at the time, Javier Perez de Cuellar, at Thanks-Giving Square's dedication of Norman Rockwell's "Golden Rule" to the United Nations. The artwork in the background is a glass mosaic and depicts men, women, and children of different backgrounds and says, "Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You." The Secretary-General is standing at a podium speaking into a microphone as Reagan is standing to the side looking over at him. Two men are visible standing on the right side of the photograph wearing officer uniforms.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nancy Reagan at Golden Rule Dedication]
Photograph of Nancy Reagan at Thanks-Giving Square's dedication of Norman Rockwell's "Golden Rule" to the United Nations. The artwork behind Reagan is a glass mosaic and depicts men, women, and children of different backgrounds and says, "Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You." Reagan is wearing a red and black jacket and standing behind a podium and microphone. Two men are visible on the right side of the photograph, one wearing a suit and the other in an officer uniform.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nancy Reagan Speaking at the Golden Rule Dedication]
Photograph of Nancy Reagan at Thanks-Giving Square's dedication of Norman Rockwell's "Golden Rule" to the United Nations. The artwork is partially visible behind Reagan as she is standing at a podium and speaking into a microphone. The artwork is a glass mosaic and depicts men, women, and children of different backgrounds and says, "Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notes on Chapel Ceiling]
Handwritten sketches and notes related to the spiral-shaped chapel to be built at Thanks-Giving Square. Text at the top of the page says, "Louvers in spiral celing [sic] could be straight or curved" above several rectangular sketches with shaped edges. At the bottom, there are several sketches of spiral stairs with colored shading; text along the right side of the page says, "bronze colored aluminum, glass gray with main emphasis on yellow blue green (garden colors) with small accents of red orange violet --"
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Painting of the Glory Window in the Chapel of Thanksgiving, Number 1]
Photograph of a painting of the Glory Window in the Chapel of Thanksgiving designed by Gabriel Loire. The painting shows multi-colored rectangles that resemble stained glass panels to be installed in the ceiling of the chapel. The rectangular panels form a spiral shape leading to a circular stained glass window in the center of the spiral. The painting represents the view of the ceiling from the interior of the chapel.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Painting of the Glory Window in the Chapel of Thanksgiving, Number 2]
Photograph of a painting of the Glory Window in the Chapel of Thanksgiving designed by Gabriel Loire. The painting shows multi-colored rectangles that resemble stained glass panels to be installed in the ceiling of the chapel. The rectangular panels form a spiral shape leading to a circular stained glass window in the center of the spiral. The painting represents the view of the ceiling from the interior of the chapel.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Painting of the Glory Window in the Chapel of Thanksgiving, Number 3]
Photograph of a painting of the Glory Window in the Chapel of Thanksgiving designed by Gabriel Loire. The painting shows multi-colored rectangles that resemble stained glass panels to be installed in the ceiling of the chapel. The rectangular panels form a spiral shape leading to a circular stained glass window in the center of the spiral. The painting represents the view of the ceiling from the interior of the chapel.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rectangular Design by John Hutton]
Photograph of a design outline by John Hutton. The outline is a black horizontal rectangle split into 3 equal sections by vertical lines. The leftmost section of the rectangle is split into two horizontal rectangles.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sketch "A" of The Spirit of Thanksgiving by John Hutton]
Photograph of a draft "A" sketch of one of John Hutton's design ideas for an engraved glass panel to be displayed in the Chapel of Thanksgiving. The design is titled "The Spirit of Thanksgiving" and depicts a dove with it's wings spread out, as if in flight, with a design resembling a wreath around it.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sketch "B" of The Spirit of Thanksgiving by John Hutton]
Photograph of a draft "B" sketch of one of John Hutton's design ideas for an engraved glass panel to be displayed in the Chapel of Thanksgiving. The design is titled "The Spirit of Thanksgiving" and depicts a dove with it's wings spread out, as if in flight, with a design resembling a wreath around it.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sketch "C" of The Spirit of Thanksgiving by John Hutton]
Photograph of a draft "C" sketch of one of John Hutton's design ideas for an engraved glass panel to be displayed in the Chapel of Thanksgiving called "The Spirit of Thanksgiving". The design is a dove with it's wings spread out, as if in flight, with a design resembling a wreath around it. Hutton says the dove in this design represents a Giver and emanates strength and vitality.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sketch of The Spirit of Thanksgiving by John Hutton]
Photograph of a sketch by John Hutton called "The Spirit of Thanksgiving". The sketch depicts a dove in the center with it's wings spread out, as if in flight, with a design that resembles a wreath around it.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thanks-Giving Square
Booklet describing the plan and progress on creating Thanks-Giving Square in downtown Dallas, with maps of the location, architectural illustrations, explanations of the project's background, and a list of people and organizations involved in the project.
Date:
1964~/1970~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Thanksgiving for the Fortieth Anniversary of the United Nations from the People of the United States of America
Brochure describing a mosaic gifted from the United States to the United Nations (UN) to celebrate the UN's fortieth anniversary. It provides background on the artist Norman Rockwell and his painting, "The Golden Rule," and about the creation of the mosaic artwork version to be installed at the UN. There is also information about the history of the UN and about Thanks-Giving Square in Dallas, which provided funding for the project.
Date:
1985
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History