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Ambrozaitis, Joseph,
Augaitis, Simas,
Emblem -- Cross
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- New Testament
Ethnic -- Lithuanian
Object -- Flower
Folk
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Hartford
Sculpture
Lithuanian Wayside Cross, (sculpture).
Artist:
Ambrozaitis
,
Joseph
,
sculptor
.
Augaitis, Simas, designer.
Title:
Lithuanian Wayside Cross, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated June 1992.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: cedar; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 30 ft. x 90 in. x 16 ft.; Base: approx. 2 x 90 x 90 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A cedar cross, with gabled shrine and head of Jesus placed at beam crossing point. The cross, decorated carvings of tulips (symbol of the land and the Apostles) is placed on a concrete base, stabilized by four iron supports and surrounded by a cedar fence.
Subject:
Emblem -- Cross
Religion -- New Testament -- Christ
Religion -- New Testament -- Disciples
Ethnic -- Lithuanian
Object -- Flower -- Tulip
Object Type:
Folk
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Hartford
Sculpture
Owner:
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, 53 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06106
Remarks:
The cross, a Lithuania folk tradition, was designed by Simas Augaitis and executed by
Joseph
Ambrozaitis
. IAS files contain article from The Hartford Advocate, March 18, 1993.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut 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 CT000386
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CT000386
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