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Cercel, Val,
Emblem -- Cross
Religion -- New Testament
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland
Sculpture
(Troitsa), (sculpture).
Artist:
Cercel, Val, sculptor.
Title:
(Troitsa), (sculpture).
Dates:
1986.
Medium:
Cross: carved wood; Base: brick tiles.
Dimensions:
Cross: approx. 196 x 69 x 13 in.; Base: approx. 19 x 101 x 64 in.
Inscription:
(On side of cross, along edge:) VAL CERCEL (On front of cross, in cursive:) Val Cercel 86 (On back proper left of cross:) TROITA/DONATA DE/AURELIA Si RALPH/KLEINPETER IN/MEMORIA LUI/MARIA GROVU/10 MAi 1895 - 3 FEB 1987 GEORGE GROVU/1887-1939 (On back proper right of cross:) EUGEN/A. GROVU/6 iUL 1923 - 15 MAi 1976/NI COLAESTOICA/1823 - 1901/JAMES SUCIU/1897 -1979/DUMNEZEU/SA-i/ODiHNEASCA (On plaque on front of base, incised:) "I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE"/ST. JOHN XIV, 6/DONATED BY/RALPH AND AURELIA KLEINPETER/IN MEMORY OF/PARENTS MARIA AND GEORGE GROVU/BROTHER EUGENE/GRANDFATHER NICOLAE STOICA/UNCLE JAMES SUCIU/1986 signed
Description:
A tall ornate cross decorated with floral and geometric patterns. The top of the cross is covered by a gabled roof and surmounted by a smaller cross, the bottom is decorated with two headstone-shaped sections.
Subject:
Emblem -- Cross
Religion -- New Testament -- John
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland
Sculpture
Owner:
St. Mary's Romanian Orthodox Church, 3256 Warren Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44111
Remarks:
Donated by Ralph and Aurelia Kleinpeter in memory of their parents, brother, grandfather, and uncle. IAS files contain transcription of text on cross that shows diacritical markings.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland 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 OH000397
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Inventory of American Sculpture
OH000397
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