David Levering Lewis, a distinguished scholar of American history, finds his own inspiration in the sight of a stained-glass window—it leads him to discover his own unremembered past and serves ...

In “The Stained Glass Window,” David Levering Lewis delves into his ancestry to create a fuller picture of his family and its place in American history.

Our notion of "stained glass" has condensed the delicate techniques of colouring, staining and painting the glass before cutting it with a poker-like instrument made of iron.

The august scholar has two Pulitzer Prizes and a National Humanities Medal. In “The Stained Glass Window,” he seeks to explain “macro-history as family history.” ...

The stained-glass window, to be exact: a massive, circular stained-glass window featuring concentric Stars of David that had once adorned the Washington Hebrew Congregation’s synagogue ...

Book Review. The Stained Glass Window: A Family History as the American Story, 1790-1958. By David Levering Lewis Penguin Press: 368 pages, $35 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may ...

SEATTLE — Seattle is a city of glass - but Chilhuly isn't the only name in town. Unique Art Glass is a family-run business that's been beautifying Washington since 1989. Mark Olson founded the ...

They are installing a restored stained glass awning covering the entrance of the King Edward Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. The King Edward Hotel, a single-room-occupancy hotel on the edge of L.A ...

A new stained glass window glows in Westminster Abbey’s north transept. The bold, somewhat-childlike piece is The Queen's Window — and the artist behind it is one David Hockney.

Exclusive: Research reveals Canterbury stained glass dates back to the 12th century and has links with ancient Egypt and imperial Rome, writes archaeology correspondent David Keys ...

Google Doodle is celebrating St David’s Day, or Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant, on March 1. Wales celebrates its patron saint on the first day of March, marking the day in the year 589 that St David was ...