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Fitz-Gerald, Clark Battle,
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- Old Testament
Religion -- Saint
Religion -- Saint
Religion -- Saint
Religion -- Saint
Religion -- Old Testament
Religion -- Old Testament
Religion -- Old Testament
Religion -- Old Testament
Sculpture
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Timothy Lutheran Church Entrance Reliefs, (sculpture).
Artist:
Fitz-Gerald, Clark Battle, 1917-2004, sculptor.
Title:
Timothy Lutheran Church Entrance Reliefs, (sculpture).
Dates:
1961.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Copper.
Dimensions:
9 reliefs. 4 reliefs: approx. H. 3 1/2 ft. x W. 2 1/2 ft.; 5 reliefs: approx. H. 2 1/2 ft. x W. 3 1/2 ft.
Description:
Nine rectangular metal reliefs representing religious symbols are installed in a square arrangement over the entrance of the former Timothy Lutheran Church. The relief symbolizing Christ is placed in the center, the reliefs symbolizing the four evangelists of the New
Testament
(Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) are placed at the corners, and the reliefs symbolizing the four major prophets of the
Old
Testament
(Isaiah, Daniel, Ezekiel, and
Jeremiah
) are placed on the sides between the four evangelists. The relief of a man symbolizes St. Matthew; the relief of a tongue and lips symbolizes Isaiah; the relief of a lion symbolizes St. Mark; the relief of a man with a lion symbolizes Daniel; the relief a fish symbolizes Christ; the relief of a man with a scroll symbolizes Ezekiel; the relief of an ox symbolizes St. Luke; the relief of a branch and leaves symbolizes
Jeremiah
; and the relief of an eagle symbolizes St. John.
Subject:
Religion
--
New
Testament
--
Christ
Religion
--
New
Testament
--
Evangelists
Religion
--
Old
Testament
--
Prophet
Religion
--
Saint
--
St. Matthew
Religion
--
Saint
--
St. Mark
Religion
--
Saint
--
St. Luke
Religion
--
Saint
--
St. John
Religion
--
Old
Testament
--
Isaiah
Religion
--
Old
Testament
--
Daniel
Religion
--
Old
Testament
--
Ezekiel
Religion
--
Old
Testament
--
Jeremiah
Object Type:
Sculpture
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Illinois
--
Chicago
Owner:
Learn Charter School - Hunter Park Campus, 1700 West 83rd Street, Facade over entrance, Chicago, Illinois 60620
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of Timothy Lutheran Church, 1700 West 83rd Street, Chicago, Illinois 60620
Remarks:
There are a total of twenty-one metal reliefs installed in two groups on the facade of the former Timothy Lutheran Church. The metal reliefs --twelve small reliefs on the tower and nine larger reliefs over the entrance --were installed in 1961 during the renovation and expansion of Timothy Lutheran Church. In 2011, Learn Charter School purchased the Timothy Lutheran Church property, and the metal reliefs installed on the facade were included in the property sale. The online images are from photographs taken at the time of the installation in 1961. Representations of the reliefs appeared on numerous church bulletins and programs. IAS files contain a copy of a small church publication titled "Explanation of Symbols."
References:
Inventory Staff, 2011.
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 71500996
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