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Crystal Shrine Grotto: Christ in Gethsemane, (sculpture). Artist:  Rodriguez, Dionicio, 1891/93-1955, sculptor. Hampton, Luther, sculptor. Title:  Crystal Shrine Grotto: Christ in Gethsemane, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Christ in Gethsemane, (sculpture). Crystal Shrine Grotto: Agony in the Garden, (sculpture). Agony in the Garden, (sculpture). Dates:  Background 1935-1938.; Figure 1972. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: plaster; Background: cement. Dimensions:  Figure: 3 ft. x 1 ft. 4 in. x 1 ft. 9 in.; Background: H. 7 ft. 6 in. W. 10 ft. Description:  A depiction of Christ in Gethsemane, one of ten scenes or niches within a large manmade cave called the Crystal Shrine Grotto. The sculpture consists of a kneeling figure of Christ positioned in a concrete background which represents the garden at Gethsemane and depicts a landscape view in which there is a village on a hillside, trees, and daisies in the foreground. A large tree sculpted in high relief forms the backdrop for the olive grove. Christ has shoulder-length hair, a beard and long white robes. He kneels facing in towards the background, his face is tilted upwards, and his hands are placed on the rock in front of him. Subject:  Religion -- New Testament -- Christ Landscape -- Garden Landscape -- Orchard -- Olive Grove Landscape -- Foreign -- Holy Land Object Type:  Grotto Folk Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Memphis Sculpture Owner:  Memorial Park Cemetery & Funeral Home, Grounds Maintenance, 5668 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38119 Provenance:  Formerly located Memphis Memorial Park, 5668 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38119 Remarks:  Memorial Park was originally named Memphis Memorial Park, but the corporate name was changed to Memorial Park, Inc. in 1976. IAS files contain an unpublished paper on Memphis Memorial Park, written around 1992 by Lisa Simpson, a former curator of Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Memphis, TN, which discusses the conception, planning and creation of the Crystal Shrine Grotto. Clovis Hinds, the original owner of Memorial Park Cemetery, commissioned the Grotto and helped with the planning; Dionicio Rodriguez created the Grotto; and Luther Hampton created the figure of Christ. The Crystal Shrine Grotto was opened to the public in 1939, although the sculpture by Hampton wasn't completed until 1972. The sculpture of Christ by Hampton was reported by the Save Outdoor Sculpture survey as being made of plaster, but the article by Lisa Simpson notes that the sculpture of Christ was made of papier mache. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992. 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 TN000399   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TN000399 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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