[1] Rodney Winfield briefly studied under Carl Ruggles to become a classical musician, before attending the Cooper Union School of Art in New York City under Leo Katz and Stanley William Hayter.

Winfield took a position at Emil Frei and Associates after moving to St. Louis in 1953, and was a Professor of Art at Maryville University from 1964 to 1990.

[4] Winfield's more well known work was mostly commissions for churches and synagogues, but he also illustrated, painted, sculpted, drew, and made jewelry.

The window was dedicated by the crew of Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins.

From the shrine's website: The doors at the right side of the chapel depict the major Old Testament prophets-Moses, Isaiah Jeremiah, and Ezekiel surrounding the tree of Jesse.