Advent Calendar 2021

Scene of the journey of the Wise Men, made by Winfred S. Hyatt around 1925. Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, PA, C37. To view a zoomable version on Google Arts & Culture, **click on the image**.

13. Journey of the Wise Men

This scene shows the Wise Men gazing at the Star of Bethlehem; having seen the star in the East, they are now following it in order to find and worship the Christ Child (Gospel of Matthew 2:2).

Winfred S. Hyatt made three Nativity scenes for the Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn family during the 1920s; this scene is one of the three. Hyatt, the principal stained-glass artist and designer for Bryn Athyn Cathedral and later Glencairn, also made Nativity scenes for the Cathedral, the Harold Pitcairn family, and President and Mrs. Eisenhower. Hyatt modeled all the figures for the Pitcairn scenes, which were then cast in plaster, painted, and clothed.

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