All My Eyes See: The Artistic Vocation of Father William Hart McNichols

McNichols, William Hart; Pramuk, Christopher

ISBN 10: 1626985707 / ISBN 13: 9781626985704

Published by Orbis Books (edition ), 2024

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Synopsis:

Father William Hart McNichols is widely known as one of the world's most gifted living religious artists and iconographers. A former Jesuit and student of the famed Franciscan iconographer Robert Lentz, Fr. Bill's icons have been honored with exhibitions in major U.S. cities and the subject of a full-length documentary. Recently his years of ministry to the dying during the AIDS crisis in New York City were the focus of a podcast, and later a book, by journalist Michael O'Laughlin.

Through interviews with writer and theologian Chris Pramuk, Fr. Bill shares the moving story of his early loneliness and sense of being set apart for some purpose--a purpose realized in his twin vocations as priest and artist. From early childhood, his art expressed his inner life, with special attention to the beauty of the world, the vulnerability of children, and God's compassionate solidarity with those who suffer. During his AIDS ministry, this took new focus with such works as his "AIDS Crucifixion." Later, after apprenticeship with iconographer Robert Lentz, he began a new life, producing hundreds of icons of Christ, Mary, the saints, and many holy people of our time.

More than a catalog of an artist's work All My Eyes See is a deep journey into the heart of a great spiritual teacher.

About the Authors: William Hart McNichols was a member of the Society of Jesus from 1968 to 2002. He was ordained in 1979. Apart from his theological studies, received a Master of Fine Arts from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. From 1983-1990 he worked in AIDS hospice ministry in Manhattan. In 1990 he moved to Albuquerque, NY to study the technique and spirituality of icon painting with Robert Lentz. He continues to live in Albuquerque as a priest of the Archdiocese. His icons have appeared in four Orbis titles, as well as in Image to Insight: The Art of William hart McNichols with commentary by John Dadosky (Univ of NM Press, 2018).

Dr. Christopher Pramuk is Regis University Chair of Ignatian Thought and Imagination, and an Associate Professor of Theology at Regis University in Denver, CO. He is the author of six books, including two award-winning studies of the famed Catholic monk and spiritual writer Thomas Merton, as well as Hope Sings, So Beautiful: Graced Encounters Across the Color Line, a meditation on race relations in society and church. Chris's latest book, The Artist Alive: Explorations in Music, Art, and Theology, draws from his many years of using music, poetry, and the arts in the classroom.

Bibliographic Details

Title: All My Eyes See: The Artistic Vocation of ...
Publisher: Orbis Books (edition )
Publication Date: 2024
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good