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(Evangelist Saints), (sculpture). Artist:  Randall, Theodore, sculptor. Binns, Elsie, assistant. August Lux & Associates, architectural firm. Title:  (Evangelist Saints), (sculpture). Other Titles:  Missionary Saints, (sculpture). Dates:  1957. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: stoneware; Facade: steel. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 25 x 91 x 6 in. Description:  A sculpture consisting of the twelve abstract figures representing each of the apostles. The sculpture is made from stoneware with a rutile glaze. Each figure has a decipherable head, hands and feet with a "hollowed out" form. Objects associated with each apostle's significance are shown in the hollowed out area or adjacent to each figure. From the left, the saints are depicted as follows, St. Simon and St. Jude, with fishing boat, fish and Bible; St. Andrew holding a fishing net in proper right hand, next to St. Thomas holding a carpenter's square in proper right hand, and St. James with cockleshells. In the center is St. Stephen, who is slightly larger than the others, shown with stones on and around his body. The other saints are, from left to right, St. Paul with a cross on his chest, holding a sword and the cloak of St. Stephen's martyrdom, shown next to St. Peter with a set of keys; and the four evangelists, St. Matthew with wings and proper right hand upraised, St. Mark and a lion, St. Luke and an ox's head, and St. John with an eagle at his lower proper left. The sculpture is bolted to a steel frame mounted over the entrance to St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Simon Religion -- Saint -- St. Jude Religion -- Saint -- St. Andrew Religion -- Saint -- St. Thomas Religion -- Saint -- St. James Religion -- Saint -- St. Stephen Religion -- Saint -- St. Paul Religion -- Saint -- St. Peter Religion -- Saint -- St. Matthew Religion -- Saint -- St. Mark Religion -- Saint -- St. Luke Religion -- Saint -- St. John Architecture -- Boat Animal -- Fish Object -- Written Matter -- Bible Object -- Art Tool -- Square Object -- Other -- Shell Object -- Weapon -- Sword Emblem -- Cross Object -- Other -- Key Animal -- Lion Animal -- Cattle Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Delmar Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church, Elsmere Avenue & Poplar Drive, Above front door, Delmar, New York 12054 Remarks:  Artist Elsie Binns of Alfred served as a consultant to the artist on the project. August Lux and Associates were the architects. IAS files contain the church directory, "Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church"; Mrs. F.A. Morse's paper, "Religious Art," March 17, 1959; and related correspondence. 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 NY001156   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001156 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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