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Sygulska, Eva,
Kane, Tom,
Kane & Carruth,
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- God
Figure male
Emblem -- Cross
Occupation -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- New Harmony
Sculpture
(Christ), (sculpture).
Artist:
Sygulska, Eva, sculptor.
Kane, Tom, contractor.
Kane & Carruth, contractor.
Title:
(Christ), (sculpture).
Dates:
1968.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: ceramic; Base: brick and limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 62 x 38 x 21 in.; Base: approx. 24 x 56 x 50 in.
Description:
Under a small canopy, a seated figure of a king holding a crucified Christ in front of him is installed behind a protective glass, or Plexiglas, shield.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Christ
Religion -- New Testament -- Crucifixion
Religion -- God
Figure male
Emblem -- Cross
Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- New Harmony
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Robert Lee Blaffer Trust, 504 North Street, New Harmony, Indiana 47631
Located Roofless Church, North & Albion Streets, New Harmony, Indiana 47631
Remarks:
Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
The glass, or Plexiglas, shield was added after the sculpture was installed. The inscription on a plaque beside case reads: THIS CERAMIC SCULPTURE, INSPIRED BY A/15th CENTURY WOOD CARVING IN THE/NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CRACOW, WAS/CREATED BY EVA SYGULSKA FOR THE/BLAFFER TRUST IN 1968 TO HONOR/THE INVINCIBLE SPIRIT OF THE POLISH/PEOPLE AND HUMAN FORTITUDE/CANOPY BY TOM KANE, KANE & CARRUTH.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana 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 IN000929
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IN000929
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