Christmas Cards; John Hayward’s mural depicting the Nativity
8 cards with envelopes
Featuring John Hayward’s mural depicting the Nativity, 1962 at St Michael and All Angels, London Fields.
Photo © Amy Currell
8 cards with envelopes
Featuring John Hayward’s mural depicting the Nativity, 1962 at St Michael and All Angels, London Fields.
Photo © Amy Currell
8 cards with envelopes
Featuring John Hayward’s mural depicting the Nativity, 1962 at St Michael and All Angels, London Fields.
Photo © Amy Currell
The murals at St Michael and All Angels were among the first works to be created by John Hayward (1929-2007) after he established himself as a freelance artist in 1961. Their blues, greens and golds were to become characteristic of Hayward’s stained glass for which he became famous in later years. The murals use the marouflage technique: the images are painted in the artist’s studio and then cut out and glued to the wall of the church. Each was designed specifically for the space it was to occupy. When they were installed in 1962, they were said to be the largest modern set of murals anywhere in the world.
Taken from the St Michael and All Angel’s website, text by Alan Everett.
This image features on A+C Ecclesiart webpages at www.artandchristianity.org/ecclesiart, an online project to raise awareness of significant works of modern and contemporary art in British churches and cathedrals.
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