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Tome Hill Crosses and Altar, (sculpture). Artist:  Berry, Edwin, sculptor. Title:  Tome Hill Crosses and Altar, (sculpture). Other Titles:  El Cerro de Tome, (sculpture). Dates:  1946-1948. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Crosses: wood; Altar: stone. Dimensions:  3 crosses and 1 altar. Crosses: approx. H. 25 ft. x W. 1 1/2 ft. Altar: approx. H. 4 ft. x W. 6 ft. Description:  Three crosses stand on a hill which is protected against erosion and vehicular traffic by an "altar" comprised of large stones. Subject:  Emblem -- Cross Architecture -- Detail -- Altar Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Tome Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Valley Improvement Association, 302 Rio Communities Boulevard, P. O. Box 8, Belen, New Mexico 87002 Located Tome, New Mexico Remarks:  Crosses were erected as the artist's memorial to his fallen comrades in World War II, the Crucifixion and in honor of Los Hermanos Penitentes, or the Penitentes Brotherhood, a Catholic sect of which the artist's father was a member. (The Brotherhood yearly erected a cross on the site in observance of Good Friday and Easter until 1923, when the last cross was burned. The site is currently used for public observances of these holy days. Reportedly, the site was used by American Indians for corn dances). Prior to being deeded to the Valley Improvement Association, the property belonged to the heirs of the Tome Land Grant who then sold it to Horizon Corporation. IAS files include related articles from the Albuquerque Journal, April 10, 1993, the Valencia County Villager, Aug. 26, 1993, April 7, 1994 and Nov. 3, 1994 and New Mexico Magazine, April 1994. Also see IAS files for related articles detailing the efforts of the Valley Improvement Association to restore and preserve the property in 1993 and 1994. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1994. 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 NM000594   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NM000594 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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