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    		• Benedict, Dexter Noel,
     
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    		• Fireworks Foundry,
     
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    		• Children
     
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    		• Religion -- God
     
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    		• Homage -- Kissel, Steven Michael
     
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    		• Homage -- Kissel, Elizabeth Ann
     
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    		• Religion -- Judaism
     
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    		• Literature -- Torah
     
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    		• Figure -- Fragment
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Children in the Hand of God, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Benedict, Dexter Noel, 1944- , sculptor.
    Fireworks Foundry, founder.
    Title: 
    Children in the Hand of God, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Kissel Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Cast 1992. Dedicated Aug. 1992.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 70 in. x W. 25 in. x Diam. 51 in.; Base: approx. H. 12 in. x Diam. 75 in.
    Inscription: 
    Benedict (On plaque in front of base:) IN LOVING/MEMORY/STEVEN MICHAEL KISSEL/1964-1983/ELIZABETH ANN KISSEL/1968-1989 signed
    Description: 
    Two children, a boy and a girl stand in the palm of an upraised proper right hand. The hand extends from a forearm which stands on a round base. The boy stands on the left and holds the Torah in his proper left hand. He wears a yarmulke, plain shirt, trousers and shoes. The girl's proper right hand rests on the boy's proper left shoulder. She has long hair and wears a simple, billowing dress and sandals.
    Subject: 
    Children
    Religion -- God
    Homage -- Kissel, Steven Michael
    Homage -- Kissel, Elizabeth Ann
    Religion -- Judaism
    Literature -- Torah
    Figure -- Fragment -- Hand
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Temple B'rith Kodesh, 2131 Elmwood Avenue, Courtyard, Rochester, New York 14618
    Remarks: 
    Commissioned by Stanley and Pearl Kissel in memory of their children, Steven and Elizabeth Kissel, who died in separate situations. The figures are representative of Steven and Elizabeth rather than being a likeness of them. IAS files contain an excerpt from the Temple B'rith Kodesh Bulletin, Dec. 11, 1992.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.
    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 NY001681
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