Pietà mosaic on gold tesserae ground, dark-framed panel in stone-walled church interior, Illinois, 1962.
1962 · Illinois, United States
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Deposition mosaic detail, ochre and blue-grey robed figures, gold tesserae, stone columns, Illinois, 1962 — Illinois, 1962
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- 1962
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- Illinois, United States
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Closer 8mm frame of the Deposition mosaic — ochre and blue-grey robed figures lowering a recumbent figure — with gold tesserae background and stone columns, Illinois church interior, circa 1962.
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Illinois USA-1962: Religious Mosaics Depicting the Pieta and Deposition
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Source format: 8mm.
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Source reel 2325
Reel label: glenn t evans
Year note: 1962
Location note: moline illinois
Period detail
Stone-walled interior, dark-framed mosaic panels, and marble-effect pilasters suggest a mid-century ecclesiastical setting consistent with the 1962 date in the metadata.
Film character
Visible 8mm frame-edge grain, mild handheld drift, and slightly saturated color render the footage as an intimate period document with genuine archival texture.
Historical context
Mosaic installations of this style were common in American Catholic parishes during the postwar building boom of the 1950s–60s, often decorating sanctuary walls or stations programs.
Research note
The mosaic artworks may carry independent copyright; research the originating artist and institution before commercial use; depicted figures are artwork, not identifiable living persons.
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