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Birth of Freedom, (sculpture). Artist:  Granlund, Paul Theodore, 1925-2003, sculptor. Title:  Birth of Freedom, (sculpture). Dates:  1977. Dedicated Oct. 30, 1977. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. 20 x 10 x 10 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on base:) STAND FAST THEREFORE IN THE LIBERTY/WHEREWITH CHRIST HATH MADE US FREE/AND BE NOT ENTANGLED AGAIN/WITH THE YOKE OF BONDAGE./GALATIANS 5:1/PAUL T. GRANLUND SCULPTOR 1977 unsigned Description:  Four nude figures, two male and two female, in a geometric open cube form. One female lies on the bottom. A male and female protrude from the sides. A central male figure reaches skyward. The figures represent the four stages of spiritual freedom, progressively from indifference to enlightenment. Subject:  Figure group -- Nude Abstract -- Geometric Allegory -- Religion -- Salvation Allegory -- Other -- Liberation Religion -- New Testament -- Galatians Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis Sculpture Owner:  Westminster Presbyterian Church, Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota Remarks:  Sculpture was inspired by the Biblical verse, Galatians 5:1. IAS files include an excerpt from "Granlund: the Sculptor and his Work." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Christenson, Kathryn and Kelvin W. Miller, eds., "Granlund: the Sculptor and his Work," St. Peter, MN: Gustavus Aldolphus College, 1978, pg. 181. 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 MN000152   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000152 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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