Riverside Church of New York is a Garden in Gethsemane
ALPHA OMEGA ARTS By TAHLIB "Christ in Gethsemane" (1890) by Hienrich Hofmann. Collection of Riverside Church, NYC. Long before I moved here to NYC, I already knew that this move was not about my new job but about finding "something lost." I have no idea what I am seeking, but here I wander anyway. Today, I visited The Riverside Church on the Upper Westside, and I felt a rush like I'd experienced long ago during my Christmas pageants in our grandmother's living room. I had forgotten that feeling-- that joy . I'd also forgotten the framed print of " Christ in Gethsemane " that hung on her wall facing us on stage my Dad assembled. The original by Heinrich Hofmann is here in an amazing art collection owned by the church (donated by a Rockefeller born in Ohio). Gethsemane is a place we go in agony seeking something lost. This massive and beautiful church , rich with diversity, artistry, and led by a black Baptist mi...