The watermark in the lower right corner of the image will not appear on the final print.
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Dimensions
Image:
6.50" x 8.00"
Mat Border:
2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
12.00" x 13.50"
Our Lady of Magadan 056 Framed Print
by William Hart McNichols
$88.00
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Artist's Description
Our Lady of Magadan
I believe it was during this same time, Holy Week in 1994 that I completed this commission for (now deceased) Archbishop Hurley of Anchorage, Alaska to give to the Orthodox Bishop of Magadan, Far East, Russia. Magadan is so distant it's not called Siberia , but Far East it's actually "above" Japan and only 4 hours flight from Anchorage, in the Bay of the Sea of Ohotsk.
Archbishop Hurley wanted to open a Catholic parish in Magadan and he longed to give a gift of an appropriate icon.
Magadan was a concentration camp of the former Soviet Union from 1938 under Stalin until it closed in 1955 under Krushchev. No one knows how many thousands of people died in the prison camps and are buried there. I traveled there in October 1995, and could write many pages on my short but indelible visit; most of all I remember the incredible generosity of the Pastor Fr Michael Shields and the Russian people. And I also visited the Lavra (monastery) of St Sergius of Radonez...
About William Hart McNichols
Artist Statement on Iconography ๏ฟฝThere is only Christ: He is everything and He is in everything." St. Paul, Colossians 3:11 I honor and revere the Byzantine icons and the profound spirituality of the Othodox churches. I try to bring true devotion and prayer into the process of writing an icon, dependent upon the inspiration of the Blessed Trinity, the saints, holy ones, and the Mother of God. As a Roman Catholic iconographer, I have no intention of assuming to be Orthodox, but continue to pray with many others, for unity brought about by the Spirit, amongst the churches. 2014 is my 24th year as an Iconographer and I am very grateful for the tremendous support from around the World. The great bulk of Icons are commissions from...
Darius Xmitixmith
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Zornitsa Tsvetkova
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Mailey McAslan
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Ukrainian Artists
William, congratulations on your sale of this wonderful painting! Happy Holidays!
Gull G
โPassion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if youโre passionate about something, then youโre more willing to take risks.โ ๐ Congratulations on your recent sale of this amazing Work!๐
Kathy M Krause
Congratulations on your sale William!
Irina Sztukowski
Congratulations on your super successful sale!
Gull G
Art is as natural as sunshine and as vital as nourishment. ๐ ๐ธ๐ ๐ธ Congratulations on your recent sale ๐ ๐ธ๐ ๐ธ
Sunil Kapadia
Congratulations!
Ramesh Nair
Congratulations on your sale...Beautiful work!
Richard Jansen
Congratulations!