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St. Michael's church contains many fine works of art, including
some of the most important ecclesiastical works of Tiffany
Glass Studios founded by Louis Comfort Tiffany. The interior
decorations by Tiffany and others were added in stages after the
completion of the current church building in 1891.
St. Michael's contains many other fine examples of stained glass by other leading
artists, which were added by parishioners over the years to adorn the church.
These include windows by important American stained glass designers J&R
Lamb and Maitland Armstrong. The addition of stained glass windows culminated
in 1926-7 with nine windows by Charles J. Connick Studios of Boston.
The interior of the church was painted with brilliant colors in 1990 by Fine
Art Decoration of New York. For most of its first 100 years, the sanctuary
had been painted in neutral colors. In celebration of its centennial, the church
was repainted using colors in the palette of the Tiffany decorations.
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