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Ramke, Grace,
Modern Art Foundry,
Religion -- New Testament
Mythology -- Egyptian
Emblem -- Cross
Dress -- Accessory
Literature -- Merton
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Lake Charles
Fountain
Sculpture
Christ Event, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Ramke, Grace, sculptor.
Modern Art Foundry, founder.
Title:
Christ Event, (
sculpture
).
Other Titles:
Phoenix, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1978.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: painted steel, brass, and bronze; Walkway: concrete, brick, sand, and brass.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 9 ft. 9 in. x 13 1/4 in. x 16 in., Diam. 6 ft.; Walkway: approx. W. 6 ft. x D. 22 ft. x Diam. 10 ft.
Inscription:
(Long quote from Thomas Merton inscribed on keyhole design of base) unsigned
Description:
Abstract Phoenix-form rises from flames, crossed by a fish-form. The forms are surrounded by a steel cross-outline. Circling the bottom of the Phoenix-form is a bronze crown of thorns. The cross and the crown are set in sand, surrounded by a walkway featuring a keyhole design. The keyhole design has an inscription.
Subject:
Religion
--
New Testament
--
Christ
Mythology
--
Egyptian
--
Phoenix
Emblem
--
Cross
Dress
--
Accessory
--
Hat
Literature
--
Merton
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Louisiana
--
Lake
Charles
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Consolata Cemetery, 2300 Country Club Road, P. O. Box 5158-70606,
Lake
Charles
,
Louisiana
70605
Remarks:
IAS files contain complete transcription of walkway inscription.
References:
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Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Louisiana
survey, 1995.
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 LA000255
Copy/Holding information
Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
LA000255
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