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{{short description|American painter}}

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'''Robert Lentz''' {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Franciscans|OFM]]}} (born 1946), is an American [[Franciscan]] [[friar]] and religious [[icon]] painter.<ref name="Trinity">[http://www.trinitystores.com/?artist=1 Brother Robert Lentz, ofm at Trinity Stores], retrieved 1 November 2007.</ref><ref name="Julian">[http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/days/features.php?id=10952 Julian of Norwich, Icon by Robert Lentz], retrieved November 1, 2007.</ref> He is particularly known for incorporating contemporary social themes into his icon work. He belongs to the [[Order of Friars Minor]], and is currently stationed in Holy Name Province.<ref name=HNP>{{cite web|url= http://www.hnp.org/publications/hnp_today_view.cfm?iid=117&aid=2381|title= Texas Church Dedicates Robert Lentz's Artwork|date= February 18, 2009|work= HNP Today, hnp.org|publisher= Franciscan Friars, Holy Name Province|accessdate= December 1, 2010|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110716071438/http://www.hnp.org/publications/hnp_today_view.cfm?iid=117&aid=2381|archivedate= July 16, 2011}}</ref>
'''Robert Lentz''' {{post-nominals|post-noms=[[Franciscans|OFM]]}} (born 1946) is an American [[Franciscan]] [[friar]] and religious [[icon]] painter.<ref name="Trinity">[http://www.trinitystores.com/?artist=1 Brother Robert Lentz, ofm at Trinity Stores], retrieved 1 November 2007.</ref><ref name="Julian">[http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/days/features.php?id=10952 Julian of Norwich, Icon by Robert Lentz], retrieved November 1, 2007.</ref> He is particularly known for incorporating contemporary social themes into his icon work. He belongs to the [[Order of Friars Minor]], and is currently stationed in Holy Name Province.<ref name=HNP>{{cite web|url= http://www.hnp.org/publications/hnp_today_view.cfm?iid=117&aid=2381|title= Texas Church Dedicates Robert Lentz's Artwork|date= February 18, 2009|work= HNP Today, hnp.org|publisher= Franciscan Friars, Holy Name Province|access-date= December 1, 2010|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110716071438/http://www.hnp.org/publications/hnp_today_view.cfm?iid=117&aid=2381|archive-date= July 16, 2011}}</ref>


==Life==
==Life==
Lentz was born in rural [[Colorado]] to a family of [[Russian people|Russian]] descent and of a [[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodox]] background.<ref name="Trinity" /><ref name="Julian" /><ref name="Marian">[http://wayback.archive-it.org/4727/20150904190707/http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/gallery/exhibits/lentz.html An Exhibition of Contemporary Religious Art by Robert Lentz], Marian Library, retrieved November 1, 2007.</ref> Lentz originally intended to enter the [[Franciscan]] Order as a young man in the 1960s, joining the formation program for St. John the Baptist [[ecclesiastical province|Province]], but left before taking his vows.<ref name=HNP/> Afterward, he was inspired by his family's [[Eastern Christianity|Eastern Christian]] heritage and became interested in [[icon]] painting. He took up formal study in 1977 as an apprentice painter to a master of Greek icon painting from the school of [[Photios Kontoglou]] at Holy Transfiguration Monastery in [[Brookline, Massachusetts]].<ref name="Trinity"/><ref name="Julian" /><ref name=HNP/>
Lentz was born in rural [[Colorado]] to a family of [[Russian people|Russian]] descent and of a [[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodox]] background.<ref name="Trinity" /><ref name="Julian" /><ref name="Marian">[https://wayback.archive-it.org/4727/20150904190707/http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/gallery/exhibits/lentz.html An Exhibition of Contemporary Religious Art by Robert Lentz], Marian Library, retrieved November 1, 2007.</ref> Lentz originally intended to enter the [[Franciscan]] Order as a young man in the 1960s, joining the formation program for St. John the Baptist [[ecclesiastical province|Province]], but left before taking his vows.<ref name=HNP/> Afterward, he was inspired by his family's [[Eastern Christianity|Eastern Christian]] heritage and became interested in [[icon]] painting. He took up formal study in 1977 as an apprentice painter to a master of Greek icon painting from the school of [[Photios Kontoglou]] at Holy Transfiguration Monastery in [[Brookline, Massachusetts]].<ref name="Trinity"/><ref name="Julian" /><ref name=HNP/>


During his time in the [[Secular Franciscan Order|Secular Franciscan]] community in [[New Mexico]], Lentz developed a close relationship to the local friars, and again felt the call to join the order. He was received into the Order of Friars Minor in New Mexico in 2003, and transferred to the Holy Name Province on the East Coast in 2008. After relocating he taught at [[St. Bonaventure University]].<ref name=HNP/> He is currently stationed at Holy Name College in [[Silver Spring, Maryland]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.naz.edu/news/robert-wentz-speaks-on-faith-and-art-3 |title= Robert Lentz Speaks on Faith and Art, March 29–30 |date= February 23, 2012 |work= www.naz.edu |publisher= [[Nazareth College (New York)|Nazareth College]] |accessdate=March 5, 2013}}</ref>
During his time in the [[Secular Franciscan Order|Secular Franciscan]] community in [[New Mexico]], Lentz developed a close relationship to the local friars, and again felt the call to join the order. He was received into the Order of Friars Minor in New Mexico in 2003, and transferred to the Holy Name Province on the East Coast in 2008. After relocating he taught at [[St. Bonaventure University]].<ref name=HNP/> He is currently stationed at Holy Name College in [[Silver Spring, Maryland]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.naz.edu/news/robert-wentz-speaks-on-faith-and-art-3 |title= Robert Lentz Speaks on Faith and Art, March 29–30 |date= February 23, 2012 |work= www.naz.edu |publisher= [[Nazareth College (New York)|Nazareth College]] |access-date=March 5, 2013}}</ref>


Lentz is gay. In New Mexico, Lentz taught [[William Hart McNichols]], another gay Christian iconographer.<ref name="Advocate">Mubarak Dahir (July 23, 2002).[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+dangerous+lives+of+gay+priests%3A+fearing+a+witch-hunt+in+the+wake...-a089871725 "The dangerous lives of gay priests: fearing a witch-hunt in the wake of the sex abuse scandal, gay Roman Catholic priests talk of their dedication to their work and their God—and of the secret loves that put their careers at risk"], page 6. Retrieved December 1, 2010.</ref>
Lentz is gay. In New Mexico, Lentz taught [[William Hart McNichols]], another gay Christian iconographer.<ref name="Advocate">Mubarak Dahir (July 23, 2002).[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+dangerous+lives+of+gay+priests%3A+fearing+a+witch-hunt+in+the+wake...-a089871725 "The dangerous lives of gay priests: fearing a witch-hunt in the wake of the sex abuse scandal, gay Roman Catholic priests talk of their dedication to their work and their God—and of the secret loves that put their careers at risk"], page 6. Retrieved December 1, 2010.</ref>


==Work==
==Work==
Lentz's icons include fourteen large images of recently canonized saints, people of various cultures and ethnicities, and modern secular political and cultural figures.<ref name="Marian" /><ref name="Johnson">[http://www.tobyjohnson.com/reviewcherry.html ''Art That Dares: Gay Jesus, Woman Christ, and More''] By [[Kittredge Cherry]], reviewed by [[Toby Johnson]], retrieved November 1, 2007.</ref> [[Toby Johnson]] calls Lentz's icon of [[Harvey Milk]] "a national gay treasure".<ref name="Johnson" /> His 1994 icon of [[Sergius and Bacchus]] was first displayed at [[Chicago's Gay Pride Parade]], and has become a popular symbol in the [[gay Christian]] community.<ref>{{cite book |title= Passionate Holiness: Marginalized Christian Devotions for Distinctive Peoples |last= O'Neill |first= Dennis |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= 2010 |publisher= Trafford Publishing |location= |isbn= 1426925050|page= 82''f'' | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=qjl1H9GcetMC&pg=PA82 |accessdate= }}</ref> Addison H. Hart of ''[[Touchstone (magazine)|Touchstone]]'' criticized Lentz' works for breaking with the traditional purpose of Christian icons, writing that they "do not serve as vehicles of the tradition, but as propaganda and individual expression".<ref name="Touchstone">[http://touchstonemag.com/archives/article.php?id=15-01-064-b review: ''God’s Word in Color: The Mystical Language of Icons'' by Solrunn Nes], reviewed by Addison H. Hart, ''[[Touchstone Magazine|Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity]]'', retrieved November 1, 2007.</ref>
Lentz's icons include fourteen large images of recently canonized saints, people of various cultures and ethnicities, and modern secular political and cultural figures.<ref name="Marian" /><ref name="Johnson">[http://www.tobyjohnson.com/reviewcherry.html ''Art That Dares: Gay Jesus, Woman Christ, and More''] By [[Kittredge Cherry]], reviewed by [[Toby Johnson]], retrieved November 1, 2007.</ref> His 1989 icon, ''[[Apache Christ]]'', depicts Jesus as a [[Mescalero]] holy man and is displayed in the [[St. Joseph Apache Mission Church]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bharath |first1=Deepa |title=Apache Christ icon controversy sparks debate over Indigenous Catholic faith practices |url=https://apnews.com/article/new-mexico-apache-christ-painting-catholic-controversy-5e8c0331dabb1a80b36b08c7327601f1 |work=Associated Press |date=July 24, 2024 |language=en |access-date=August 4, 2024 |archive-date=August 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803141845/https://apnews.com/article/new-mexico-apache-christ-painting-catholic-controversy-5e8c0331dabb1a80b36b08c7327601f1 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Toby Johnson]] calls Lentz's icon of [[Harvey Milk]] "a national gay treasure".<ref name="Johnson" /> His 1994 icon of [[Sergius and Bacchus]] was first displayed at [[Chicago's Gay Pride Parade]], and has become a popular symbol in the [[gay Christian]] community.<ref>{{cite book |title= Passionate Holiness: Marginalized Christian Devotions for Distinctive Peoples |last= O'Neill |first= Dennis |year= 2010 |publisher= Trafford Publishing |isbn= 978-1426925054|page= 82''f'' | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=qjl1H9GcetMC&pg=PA82 }}</ref> Addison H. Hart of ''[[Touchstone (magazine)|Touchstone]]'' criticized Lentz's works for breaking with the traditional purpose of Christian icons, writing that they "do not serve as vehicles of the tradition, but as propaganda and individual expression".<ref name="Touchstone">[http://touchstonemag.com/archives/article.php?id=15-01-064-b review: ''God’s Word in Color: The Mystical Language of Icons'' by Solrunn Nes], reviewed by Addison H. Hart, ''[[Touchstone Magazine|Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity]]'', retrieved November 1, 2007.</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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*''A Passion for Life: Fragments of the Face of God'', by Joan D. Chittister and Robert Lentz, 1996, [[Orbis Books]], 132 pages, {{ISBN|978-1-57075-076-2}}
*''A Passion for Life: Fragments of the Face of God'', by Joan D. Chittister and Robert Lentz, 1996, [[Orbis Books]], 132 pages, {{ISBN|978-1-57075-076-2}}
*''Christ in the Margins'', by Robert Lentz and Edwina Gately, 2003, Orbis Books, 144 pages, {{ISBN|978-1-57075-321-3}}
*''Christ in the Margins'', by Robert Lentz and Edwina Gately, 2003, Orbis Books, 144 pages, {{ISBN|978-1-57075-321-3}}

==External links==
*{{worldcat id|id=lccn-n95-114344}}


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Latest revision as of 18:55, 23 September 2024

Robert Lentz
OFM
Born1946 (age 77–78)
Colorado
NationalityAmerican
Known forIcon painting

Robert Lentz OFM (born 1946) is an American Franciscan friar and religious icon painter.[1][2] He is particularly known for incorporating contemporary social themes into his icon work. He belongs to the Order of Friars Minor, and is currently stationed in Holy Name Province.[3]

Life

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Lentz was born in rural Colorado to a family of Russian descent and of a Russian Orthodox background.[1][2][4] Lentz originally intended to enter the Franciscan Order as a young man in the 1960s, joining the formation program for St. John the Baptist Province, but left before taking his vows.[3] Afterward, he was inspired by his family's Eastern Christian heritage and became interested in icon painting. He took up formal study in 1977 as an apprentice painter to a master of Greek icon painting from the school of Photios Kontoglou at Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Brookline, Massachusetts.[1][2][3]

During his time in the Secular Franciscan community in New Mexico, Lentz developed a close relationship to the local friars, and again felt the call to join the order. He was received into the Order of Friars Minor in New Mexico in 2003, and transferred to the Holy Name Province on the East Coast in 2008. After relocating he taught at St. Bonaventure University.[3] He is currently stationed at Holy Name College in Silver Spring, Maryland.[5]

Lentz is gay. In New Mexico, Lentz taught William Hart McNichols, another gay Christian iconographer.[6]

Work

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Lentz's icons include fourteen large images of recently canonized saints, people of various cultures and ethnicities, and modern secular political and cultural figures.[4][7] His 1989 icon, Apache Christ, depicts Jesus as a Mescalero holy man and is displayed in the St. Joseph Apache Mission Church.[8] Toby Johnson calls Lentz's icon of Harvey Milk "a national gay treasure".[7] His 1994 icon of Sergius and Bacchus was first displayed at Chicago's Gay Pride Parade, and has become a popular symbol in the gay Christian community.[9] Addison H. Hart of Touchstone criticized Lentz's works for breaking with the traditional purpose of Christian icons, writing that they "do not serve as vehicles of the tradition, but as propaganda and individual expression".[10]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Brother Robert Lentz, ofm at Trinity Stores, retrieved 1 November 2007.
  2. ^ a b c Julian of Norwich, Icon by Robert Lentz, retrieved November 1, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c d "Texas Church Dedicates Robert Lentz's Artwork". HNP Today, hnp.org. Franciscan Friars, Holy Name Province. February 18, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  4. ^ a b An Exhibition of Contemporary Religious Art by Robert Lentz, Marian Library, retrieved November 1, 2007.
  5. ^ "Robert Lentz Speaks on Faith and Art, March 29–30". www.naz.edu. Nazareth College. February 23, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  6. ^ Mubarak Dahir (July 23, 2002)."The dangerous lives of gay priests: fearing a witch-hunt in the wake of the sex abuse scandal, gay Roman Catholic priests talk of their dedication to their work and their God—and of the secret loves that put their careers at risk", page 6. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  7. ^ a b Art That Dares: Gay Jesus, Woman Christ, and More By Kittredge Cherry, reviewed by Toby Johnson, retrieved November 1, 2007.
  8. ^ Bharath, Deepa (July 24, 2024). "Apache Christ icon controversy sparks debate over Indigenous Catholic faith practices". Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 3, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  9. ^ O'Neill, Dennis (2010). Passionate Holiness: Marginalized Christian Devotions for Distinctive Peoples. Trafford Publishing. p. 82f. ISBN 978-1426925054.
  10. ^ review: God’s Word in Color: The Mystical Language of Icons by Solrunn Nes, reviewed by Addison H. Hart, Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity, retrieved November 1, 2007.

Bibliography

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