(Bas-Relief on St. Joseph Parish Center), (sculpture).

(Bas-Relief on St. Joseph Parish Center), (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

(Bas-Relief on St. Joseph Parish Center), (sculpture).

Dedicated 1888.

Sculpture: limestone.

Approx. 14 ft. x 18 ft. x 7 in.

Rounded arch bas-relief set in the third story gable on the front facade of a building. The relief depicts two human arms, crossed. The front arm is bare and heavily veined. The back arm is sleeved. Both of the hands hold entwined rosaries. Above the arms is a simple cross with beams radiating from it. Below the arms is a quatrefoil with branches on both sides. Framing the upper two-thirds of the relief are clouds. The relief is carved of limestone.

Figure -- Fragment -- Arm

Emblem -- Cross

Object -- Other -- Rosary

Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Terre Haute

Architectural component

Administered by Saint Joseph Catholic Church, 113 South 5th Street, Terre Haute, Indiana 47807

Located Saint Joseph Parish Center, Corner of 5th & Ohio, Terre Haute, Indiana

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.

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