Christ the Healer, (sculpture).

Christ the Healer, (sculpture).

Coleman, Sherman T., sculptor.

Edwards, Kathleen Coleman, sculptor.

Christ the Healer, (sculpture).

Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone.

Sculpture: approx. 10 x 4 x 6 ft.; Base: approx. 28 x 42 x 42 in.

(On front of base:) Dedicated to all who/are suffering/and seek his release. (On back of base:) Dedicated to all/who are strong/and seek his blessing. (On proper left side of base:) Given in recognition of the 75th/anniversary of Spohn Hospital/1905-1980/By employees and friends/sculptor/Sherman T. Coleman, M.D./Kathleen Coleman Edwards. unsigned

Full-length bronze figure of Christ. He wears a long robe. His arms are outstretched, palms up. The larger-than-life size sculpture stands on a square limestone base.

Religion -- New Testament -- Christ

Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Corpus Christi

Spohn Hospital, 600 Elizabeth, Corpus Christi, Texas 78404

The sculpture was a collaborative effort between Coleman and his daughter Kathleen Coleman Edwards.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.

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