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Glasson, Lloyd,
Tallix,
Religion -- Saint
Emblem -- Cross
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- West Hartford
Sculpture
Saint Helena, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Glasson, Lloyd, 1931- , sculptor.
Tallix, founder.
Title:
Saint Helena, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1991. Dedicated Sept. 1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze.
Dimensions:
Approx. 8 ft. 2 in. x 47 in. x 3.5 in.
Inscription:
(On lower left corner of statue:) Lloyd Glasson SC 1991 (On band at bottom of statue:) NOBILISSMA FEMINA signed
Description:
A stylized figure of Saint Helena, dressed in a long loose gown and an overcoat that is open at the front with a brooch clasped at the collar, stands holding a tall wooden cross with her proper right hand; she raises her proper left hand out in front of her. Her hair is arranged in a stylized classical coiffure. The statue is affixed to an outside wall, near the entrance to the church.
Subject:
Religion
--
Saint
--
St. Helen
Emblem
--
Cross
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Connecticut
--
West
Hartford
Sculpture
Owner:
Church of Saint Helena, Echo Lane, Exterior wall near the church's entrance,
West
Hartford
,
Connecticut
06107
Remarks:
Commissioned by the Church of Saint Helena, at a cost of $18,000, in honor of its 25th anniversary. Funds raised by parishioners. IAS files contain a related article from The Catholic Transcript, March 25, 1994, pg. 7. For related information see Donald M. Reynolds' "Masters of American
Sculpture
," New York: Abbeville Press, 1993.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Connecticut
survey, 1994.
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 CT000215
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CT000215
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