Untitled, (sculpture).

Untitled, (sculpture).

Grogg Cement Block Company, fabricator.

Untitled, (sculpture).

Crucifix, (sculpture).

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Cross: concrete with steel reinforcement; Christ: painted concrete; Base: concrete.

Cross: approx. H. 16 ft; Christ: approx. 8 ft. x 66 in. x 15 in.; Base: approx. 40 in. x 6 ft. x 6 ft.

Figure of Christ, painted white, wearing a loincloth and crown of thorns, crucified on a cross. Above Christ is a plaque that reads "INRI." The sculpture is mounted upon a graduated, three-tiered base.

Religion -- New Testament -- Christ

Religion -- New Testament -- Crucifixion

Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Waterloo

St. Michael's Catholic Church Cemetery, 1098 CR 39, Waterloo, Indiana

Donations for the sculpture were collected from the parish during 1917 and 1918, with $2,300 raised. The Grogg Cement Block Company (Auburn, Indiana) fabricated the cross. It is uncertain where the figure of Christ was obtained. The right shoulder of the figure was damaged in transport and had to be repaired before it was attached to the cross. Dedication mass for the sculpture was on All Soul's Day, 1918. The sculpture was sandblasted, restuccoed, and sealed in 1992.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.

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Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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