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Blessinger, Otto J.,
Melchior, Harry,
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- New Testament
Emblem -- Cross
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- New Testament
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Jasper
Sculpture
(Deliverance Cross), (sculpture).
Artist:
Blessinger, Otto J., sculptor.
Melchior, Harry, sculptor.
Title:
(Deliverance Cross), (sculpture).
Dates:
1932.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Christ: metal, painted; Cross: limestone; Base: limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 39 in. x 32 in.; Base: approx. 64 x 39 x 24 in.
Inscription:
(Below Christ's feet, proper left: Foundry mark) (Front of base, incised lettering:) LO, TO THE JEWS A/STUMBLING BLOCK/AND TO THE GENTILES/FOOLISHNESS/1 COR. 1.23./NOR IS THERE/SALVATION IN ANY/OTHER BUT IN OUR/LORD JESUS CHRIST/OF NAZARETH WHOM/YOU HAVE CRUCIFIED/ACT. 4 10&12/1847 unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Christ in loincloth is crucified on the cross. Sculpture is mounted upon a multitiered base and set on a square foundation, surrounded by a picket fence.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Christ
Religion -- New Testament -- Crucifixion
Emblem -- Cross
Religion -- New Testament -- Corinthians
Religion -- New Testament -- Acts
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Jasper
Sculpture
Owner:
St. Joseph Church, 1020 Kundek Street, South side of church, Jasper, Indiana 47546
Remarks:
The sculpture was created in 1932 to replace a crucifix created in 1848 by George Bauman (see IAS record IN000666), which was destroyed in a storm in 1928.
IAS files contain excerpt from Wilson's "History of Dubois County, 1910, pg. 220; and excerpt from Kleber's "History of St. Joseph Parish 1837-1937," n.d., pg. 20-21.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS IN000666
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IN000666
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