The Roofless Church in New Harmony, Indiana, is an open air interdenominational church designed by Philip Johnson and dedicated in 1960.[1] The church was commissioned by Jane Blaffer Owen, the wife of a descendant of Robert Owen (the founder of New Harmony).[2] It is an open park surrounded by a wall. There is one roof-like structure inside the compound, which is a cover for the statue The descent of the Holy Spirit by Jacques Lipchitz.[3]
A corner of the Roofless Church, housing the statue The descent of the Holy Spirit
Featuresedit
The walls of the church are made of brick, and form a 9,800 square ft. rectangle, which is paved with limestone except for areas designated for plants. A gilded and adorned gate (also done by Lipchitz) is on the east side, with a secondary gate in the west wall.[4] The roof-like structure over Lipchitz's sculpture is a shingled baldachin which, as noted by the New Harmony chronicler Don Blair, resembles an upside-down rose bud.[5] Since the original dedication of the church, further sculptures have been added inside the walls.[6]
In 2016, a restoration effort was assembled, and the gate ornaments were re-gilded with gold leaf.[7]
Referencesedit
^"Robert Lee Blaffer Foundation Properties". Robert Lee Blaffer Foundation. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
^Sternfeld, Joel. "Roofless Church, New Harmony, Indiana". Art Institute Chicago. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
^"The Roofless Church". VisitNewHarmony.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
^Welch, Frank D. (2000). Philip Johnson and Texas. University of Texas Press. p. 71. ISBN0292791348.
^Schulze, Franz (1996). Philip Johnson: Life and Work. University of Chicago Press. p. 282. ISBN0226740587.
^Higgins, S. Alan (2012). Esperdy, Gabrielle; Kingsley, Karen (eds.). "Roofless Church". Society of Architectural Historians. University of Virginia Press. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
^"The Roofless Church restoration". WFIE. Evansville, IN. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
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