“Stained Glass From Gothic to Street Style” brings together two of Los Angeles’ preeminent, century-old cultural institutions – Judson Studios, the oldest family-run stained-glass studio in America, and Forest Lawn Museum (Glendale) – for an exhibition that shines a new light on the contemporary and historic practices of stained glass through the pioneering work of Judson Studios. The exhibition is on view at Forest Lawn Museum April 23-September 6, with a press preview and public opening April 23. Judson Studios includes nearly 100 original stained-glass artworks, preparatory drawings, oil paintings, watercolors and archival photographs, as well as collaborations with contemporary artists who redefine traditional stained-glass art. Many pieces have never been exhibited, and some new artworks are on public display for the first time. The exhibition also highlights Forest Lawn’s stained-glass collection, one of the largest in the country, and includes works from preeminent European and American artists spanning several centuries.

To complement Judson Studio’s dedication to traditional techniques, Forest Lawn Museum will reveal several Medieval and Renaissance stained-glass windows built into the museum’s walls, which have not been on display for six years. The windows in this grouping were created between the 12th and 16th centuries in France and Germany and purchased from the William Randolph Hearst Collection in the 1950s.

Hundreds of hand-crafted stained-glass windows adorn the architecture at each of Forest Lawn’s six memorial parks, making up a large portion of Forest Lawn Museum’s permanent collection. Forest Lawn also features work by such artists as Charles Connick, a prominent 20th century painter and designer who also made windows for major cathedrals in Boston, New York and Washington, D.C. One of Forest Lawn’s most exceptional works is the monumental Last Supper window, a full-scale recreation of Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece, which was completed in 1931 by Italian artist Rosa Moretti; it is the artistic focal point of Forest Lawn’s Great Mausoleum. forestlawn.com