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    Damascus Illumination, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Granlund, Paul Theodore, 1925-2003, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Damascus Illumination, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1966 or 1967.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculptures: bronze; Base: granite or limestone.
    Dimensions: 
    2 figures. Christ: approx. 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 ft.; St. Paul: approx. 5 1/2 ft. x 4 ft. x 3 ft. 4 in.; Paul's base: approx. H. 8 ft. x W. 2 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On bronze base of St. Paul:) "R.T. GRANLUND '66" (On stone base of St. Paul:) "SUDDENLY A LIGHT/FROM HEAVEN/FLASHED ABOUT HIM/AND HE FELL/TO THE GROUND/HE SAID/WHO ARE YOU, LORD?/AND HE SAID/-I AM JESUS."/ACTS CHAPTER IX signed
    Description: 
    This sculpture consists of two parts, one is located on the wall of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and the other is located on the ground below. On the wall of the church is an abstract depiction of Christ, barefoot with arms outstretched and rays of light radiating from his body. Below him, on the ground is Paul, lying on his back, barefoot, with arms and legs in the air. The figure of Paul is mounted on a rectangular base.
    Subject: 
    Religion -- New Testament -- Christ
    Religion -- Saint -- St. Paul
    Religion -- New Testament -- Acts
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
    Architectural component
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 420 West Avenue South, LaCrosse, Wisconsin 54601
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was donated by Orval and Esther Nelson. IAS files contain a copy of a pamphlet on the sculpture dated Dec. 1966; and article from Bond (Lutheran Brotherhood), March 1979.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin 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 WI000320
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