Saint Helena, (sculpture).

Saint Helena, (sculpture).

Glasson, Lloyd, 1931- , sculptor.

Tallix, founder.

Saint Helena, (sculpture).

1991. Dedicated Sept. 1991.

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Approx. 8 ft. 2 in. x 47 in. x 3.5 in.

(On lower left corner of statue:) Lloyd Glasson SC 1991 (On band at bottom of statue:) NOBILISSMA FEMINA signed

A stylized figure of Saint Helena, dressed in a long loose gown and an overcoat that is open at the front with a brooch clasped at the collar, stands holding a tall wooden cross with her proper right hand; she raises her proper left hand out in front of her. Her hair is arranged in a stylized classical coiffure. The statue is affixed to an outside wall, near the entrance to the church.

Religion -- Saint -- St. Helen

Emblem -- Cross

Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- West Hartford

Church of Saint Helena, Echo Lane, Exterior wall near the church's entrance, West Hartford, Connecticut 06107

Commissioned by the Church of Saint Helena, at a cost of $18,000, in honor of its 25th anniversary. Funds raised by parishioners. IAS files contain a related article from The Catholic Transcript, March 25, 1994, pg. 7. For related information see Donald M. Reynolds' "Masters of American Sculpture," New York: Abbeville Press, 1993.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1994.

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