Doors to Many Mansions, (sculpture).

Doors to Many Mansions, (sculpture).

Charlot, Jean, 1898-1979, designer.

Giddings, Evelyn, sculptor.

Doors to Many Mansions, (sculpture).

1972-1973. Dedicated Dec. 1973.

Panels: copper repousse; Doors: koa wood.

32 panels on 8 doors. Each panel: approx. 17 3/4 in. x 19 in. x 1/2 in.; Each door: approx. 105 in. x 5 ft. x 4 in.

(On all but one panel:) JC Ev signed

Thirty-two relief panels depicting the life of Christ on four pairs of doors to a chapel. Each pair of doors has eight panels, four on each door. Key events in the life of Christ depicted include his birth, childhood, ministry, death and resurrection.

Religion -- New Testament -- Christ

Outdoor Sculpture -- Hawaii -- Honolulu

Administered by Punahou School, Physical Plant, 1601 Punahou Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

Located Punahou School, Robert Shipman Thurston Jr. Memorial Chapel, Honolulu, Hawaii

The scenes for the panels were suggested by the students of Punahou School. Jean Charlot made the original drawings and Evelyn Giddings crafted the drawings onto the copper panels. IAS files include a photocopy of the book "Door to Many Mansions," and a pencil diagram of the chapel showing the location of the doors.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Hawaii survey, 1994.

"Doors to Many Mansions," Honolulu: Punahou School, 1973.

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