Pittsburgh Mural is USA's 2nd Largest of the Ascension of Christ

PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
By Jeremy Boren

Oil-on-canvas mural of Christ's ascent by Fredeic Stymetz Lamb

PENNSYLVANIA - Inside the Church of the Ascension in Shadyside, a giant oil-on-canvas mural by Frederick Stymetz Lamb (b. California) reminds members of the end of the Easter story, with Christ's ascent into Heaven, 40 days later. The window and the mural are part of the unique, early 20th-century religious artistry found in Pittsburgh-area churches that can take on special significance during Easter, said Albert Tannler, historical collections director at the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Lamb's is the second-largest mural devoted to the ascension in the United States. The largest, upon which it is based, is in a New York City church of the same name and was created by muralist John La Farge, who patented a process to make opalescent glass in 1879. [link]