Paul
and Matilda Wegner lived in Cataract, Wisconsin, some 150 miles north of
Dickeyville. Like Father Wernerus, the
Wegners were German immigrants, and they began to decorate their home and yard
with concrete and glass artwork after a visit to the Dickeyville. Paul, the primary builder, began his work
sometime after 1929 and continued until his death in 1937.
Paul
built a small, non-denominational chapel, known as the "Glass
Church," along with free-standing sculptures, fences, and portals. Paul
Wegner's artworks have been reconstructed by the Kohler Foundation, and the
Wegner Grotto is maintained as a county park.
Click
on the menu at left for a tour of parts of the site, or check out the following
web page for some additional images:
http://www.interestingideas.com/roadside/wisc/weg/weg2.htm
Text
and photos copyright, Susan A. Niles