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John Egerton Christmas Piper CH (13 December 1903 – 28 June 1992) was an English painter, printmaker and designer of stained-glass windows and both opera and theatre sets. . His work often focused on the British landscape, especially churches and monuments, and included tapestry designs, book jackets, screen prints, photography, fabrics and cerami
The art center opened in April 2001 with approximately 24,000 square feet (2,200 m 2) of gallery space presenting visual art from local, state and regional artists, as well as major U.S. and international exhibitions. [1] On April 2, 2018, the Frist announced that it changed its name from The Frist Center of the Visual Arts to The Frist Art Museum.
Cheekwood is a 55-acre (22 ha) historic estate on the western edge of Nashville, Tennessee that houses the Cheekwood Estate & Gardens.Formerly the residence of Nashville's Cheek family, the 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m 2) Georgian-style mansion was opened as a botanical garden and art museum in 1960.
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The couple decided to showcase the art in their home, opening Firle Place to public tours in 1954. In 1968, Imogen died. Gage was remarried in 1971 to Diana Cavendish. He died in 1982 at the age of 86. A stained glass window by the artist John Piper was installed in St Peter's Church, Firle, and dedicated to his memory.
John Piper may refer to: John Piper (artist) (1903–1992), English painter, printmaker and designer of stained-glass windows; John Piper (broadcaster), BBC radio host; John Piper (military officer) (1773–1851), lieutenant-governor of Norfolk Island; John Piper (theologian) (born 1946), Calvinist Baptist pastor and author
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John Egerton Christmas Piper [11] (1903–1992) was a leading British artist of the 20th century. [1] Piper used to make artistic expeditions to various parts of the United Kingdom with individual family members and family friends, including his wife Myfanwy, his son and fellow artist Edward Piper, poets John Betjeman and Geoffrey Grigson, and later on the family doctor and friend Alan Hartley.