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    		• Petersen, Elmer Paul,
     
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    		• Schwartz, John,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Luther, Martin
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Occupation -- Religion
     
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    		• Occupation -- Education
     
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    		• Religion -- Christianity
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Seguin
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Martin Luther, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Petersen, Elmer Paul, 1928-2020, sculptor.
    Schwartz, John, assistant.
    Title: 
    Martin Luther, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated Oct. 31, 1976.
    Medium: 
    Cor-Ten sheet steel, welded, on a Cor-Ten steel base.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 13 ft.; Base: approx. 1 1/2 x 10 x 10 ft.
    Description: 
    An abstract sculpture representing Martin Luther and symbolizing Christian higher education. The basic design is an obelisk-like shape, with the silhouette of a Gothic arch. The form is divided into four parts, to represent Luther's splitting of the Gothic monolith, and to reveal the "life" breathed into the church. Within the four partitions are "softer" shapes, representing the folds of a garment and "the unique and individual concepts and forces developing and creating a new entity." The sculpture is set within a circular garden setting, with a 24 foot diameter, planned as part of the overall design.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Luther, Martin
    Abstract
    Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy
    Occupation -- Education -- Teacher
    Religion -- Christianity
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Seguin
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Texas Lutheran College, Fine Arts, 1000 West Court Street, Seguin, Texas 78515
    Located at Texas Lutheran College, O. G. Beck College Center, Seguin, Texas 78515
    Remarks: 
    Inscription on nearby marker reads: MARTIN LUTHER/THIS SCULPTURE WAS DESIGNED TO SYMBOLIZE THE/CREATIVITY, INTEGRITY, AND HUMANITY OF A/REFORMER WHOSE FIRST LOVE WAS THE GOSPEL/AND WHOSE ASPIRATION WAS TO SHAPE IT/THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF EDUCATION./IN MEMORY OF/ADOLPH C. STRENG/PROFESSOR, ADMINISTRATOR, PASTOR/AT TEXAS LUTHERAN COLLEGE/1929-1973/ELMER PETERSEN, SCULPTOR, TLC ART DEPARTMENT. IAS files contain a brochure which describes the history of the sculpture. Elmer Petersen, former chairperson of the Art Department at Texas Lutheran College, was commissioned to design and execute the sculpture; John Schwartz assisted.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, San Antonio survey, 1993.
    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 TX000103
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