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[Baptistry Interpretation for Perrin, Texas]
Essay by Blanche Perry entitled "Interpretation of Perrin, Texas Baptistry Painting." Essay indicates painting no. 199 although inscriptions on photographs indicate no. 198. Symbols mentioned include sun, snow, light, trees, leaves, sunrise. Mentions numerous scriptures and parallels between geography of Jordan River and the Christian walk.
Date:
September 1953
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Interpretation for Texline, Texas]
Essay "Interpretation of the Baptistry Picture" by Perry for the church in Texline, Texas. Essay outlines the story of Jesus's life with key geographic elements that are represented either literally or symbolically in the painting.
Date:
January 1949
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Luling, Texas]
Black and white photograph of baptistry painting done by Perry for the church in Luling, Texas. Scene depicts creek, different types of trees, large tree in foreground, hills, clouds. Painting is photographed outside against a brick wall with a sidewalk and window. Back of photograph reads in part, "Luling, Tex [Texas] in spring."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Perrin, Texas]
A black and white photograph of the baptistry painting done by Blanche Perry for the Church of Christ in Perrin, Texas. Painting no. 198 or no. 199. Scene depicts wide water with different types of trees, hills, clouds, shafts of light. Both photographs taken of painting outside against a brick wall. Inscription reads "Sunrise over Jordan" and on back "Jordan River ... The Sun of Righteousness Over the Jordan Hills."
Date:
October 1953
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Perrin, Texas #2]
Photograph of the baptistry painting done by Blanche Perry for the Church of Christ in Perrin, Texas. Painting no. 198 or no. 199. Scene depicts wide water with different types of trees, hills, clouds, shafts of light. Both photographs taken of painting outside against a brick wall. Inscription reads "Sunrise over Jordan" and on back "Jordan River ... The Sun of Righteousness Over the Jordan Hills."
Date:
October 1953
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Rochester, Texas]
Photograph of baptistry painting done by Perry for the Church of Christ in Rochester, Texas. Scene depicts flowing stream, rocks, large rock in the center of the stream, various types of trees, hills and mountains, clouds, sun. Painting is installed in the church with portion of the baptistry showing.
Date:
[1935..1966]
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Sanford, Texas]
Photograph of baptistry painting done by Perry for the Church of Christ in Sanford, Texas.
Date:
August 1949
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Texline, Texas]
Photograph of baptistry painting by Perry for the church in Texline, Texas. Painting is shown installed in the baptistry in the church building.
Date:
January 1949
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Texline, Texas #2]
Black and white photograph of baptistry painting by Perry for the church in Texline, Texas. A notation at the bottom of the photograph reads, "After Ninth Hour."
Date:
January 1949
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Vega, Texas]
Black and white photograph of baptistry painting done by Perry for the church in Vega, Texas. Photograph is slightly blurry. Scene depicts stream with rock and trees on the banks, distant hills, clouds, sun, shaft of light.
Date:
[1935..1966]
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting for Victory, Texas]
Photograph of baptistry painting done by Perry for the Church of Christ in Victory, Texas. Scene depicts wide water with various types of trees, clouds.
Date:
November 1950
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting in Corsicana, Texas #1]
Color photograph of baptistry painting done by Blanche Perry for the Church of Christ in Corsicana, Texas. Closeup of painting installed in baptistry. Scene is of wide water, rocks, trees, mountains, clouds, and sunbeam cross. Shows part of baptistry arch framing the painting. Inscription on back reads, "Colors have faded. A golden and rose sunset with rose and mauve shadows and glow on cliffs."
Date:
[1935..1966]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting in Corsicana, Texas #2]
Color photograph of baptistry painting by Perry installed in the church in Corsicana, Texas. Photograph shows painting framed by wooden arch of baptistry, part of the pulpit, and microphone.
Date:
[1935..1966]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting in Corsicana, Texas #3]
Color photograph of baptistry painting by Perry installed in the church in Corsicana, Texas. Photograph shows painting framed by wooden arch of baptistry, part of the pulpit, and microphone. Inscription on back of the photographs reads, "Jordan River. Mt. of Temptation. This Present Temporal and Eternal Life."
Date:
[1935..1966]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptistry Painting in Corsicana, Texas #4]
Black and white photograph of interior of church building at Corsicana, Texas. Photographed from back of auditorium looking front. Shows framed double arch of baptistry with painting, man standing at pulpit, arched roof with rafters, backs of people sitting in the pews.
Date:
[1935..1966]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blanche Perry and Mrs. Pursely Next to Painting]
Photograph of Blanche Perry and Mrs. Pursely standing beside the painting done by Perry and installed in the baptistry at the church in Pampa, Texas. Painting depicts water, rocks, trees, hills, mountains, clouds, shafts of light. Photograph shows arched baptistry framing the painting. Inscription on back of photograph reads in part, "Mrs. Pursely assisted."
Date:
[1935..1966]
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blanche Perry Painting for Borger, Texas]
Black and white photograph of baptistry painting done by Perry for the church in Borger, Texas. Scene depicts wide water, rocks, trees, prominent mountain peak, clouds, sun. Painting is photographed outside against a brick wall with a window.
Date:
November 1950
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blanche Perry Painting for Borger, Texas #2]
Black and white photograph of a baptistry painting by Perry installed in the church in Borger, TX. Shows baptistry and painting framed by curved arch.
Date:
November 1950
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blanche Perry Painting for Dallas, Texas]
Black and white photograph of baptistry painting done by Perry for a church in Dallas, Texas. Scene depicts river, rocks, trees with large tree in foreground. Inscription on back reads, "Negro church. Dallas."
Date:
[1935..1966]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blanche Perry Painting for Decatur, Texas]
Black and white photograph of baptistry painting done by Perry for a church in Decatur, Texas. Scene depicts creek, rocks, different types of trees, mountains, clouds. Inscription on back bears the name "Bob Buchanan" and also the place names "Decatur, Tex [Texas]" and "Snyder, Okla [Oklahoma]."
Date:
January 24, 1950
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blanche Perry Partial Interpretation]
Portion of interpretative essay by Blanche Perry for the baptistry painting for the church in Sanford, Texas, missing the first page. Notation on essay indicates "Jordan River interpretation" and "requested by Sis. [Sister] Hines."
Date:
1949
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blanche Perry Portrait]
Black and white photograph of Blanche Garrett Perry.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Borger, Texas Church of Christ Bulletin]
Copy of "Church News" bulletin v.2 no. 26 for the Church of Christ in Borger, TX. Contains photograph of the exterior of the church building, lists elders and deacons, and gives schedule of services. Inside contains notes about sermon, short articles on baptism and on forgiveness, and details about the life of people in the congregation. A short announcement mentions that a baptistry painting by Blanche Perry is being shipped to the building.
Date:
November 12, 1950
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brown Blanche Perry Scrapbook]
Scrapbook containing photographs, church bulletins, newspaper and magazine clippings, baptistry painting interpretations, etc. related to the various churches and individuals with whom Perry was associated.
Date:
1940/1966
Creator:
Perry, Myrta Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History