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    		• Sullivan, Emmett,
     
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    		• Forrette, Adrian,
     
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    		• McBride, A. C.,
     
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    		• Weems, McKinney,
     
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    		• Religion -- New Testament
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Eureka Springs
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Christ of the Ozarks, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Sullivan, Emmett, sculptor.
    Forrette, Adrian, assistant.
    McBride, A. C., assistant.
    Weems, McKinney, engineer.
    Title: 
    Christ of the Ozarks, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1965-1966. Dedicated June 25, 1966.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Metal and mortar, painted.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 67 x 65 x 12 ft. (1 million lbs.).
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    A seven story high, robed and bearded Christ. He stands with arms extended straight out from each side creating a cruciform shape. He gazes straight ahead and his hair flows over his shoulders. Long, treelined walkways lead up the sculpture site.
    Subject: 
    Religion -- New Testament -- Christ
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Eureka Springs
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Elna M. Smith Foundation, Passion Play Road, P. O. Box 471, Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632
    Located Elna M. Smith Foundation, Atop Magnetic Mountain, Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632
    Remarks: 
    In the 1965, Gerald L. K. Smith and Elna M. Smith, founders of the Elna M. Smith Foundation, commissioned the artist to direct the building of a giant sculpture on top of Magnetic Mountain as a memorial to Christ. The sculpture, which was completed in 1966, has become a Christian tourist attraction. It rises above the treetops, at an altitude of 1500 feet, and can be seen from a distance. In the early 1990s the sculpture was sandblasted and painted. Granite plaque behind sculpture reads: CHRIST OF THE OZARKS/PROJECT ORIGINATED & INITIATED BY GERALD L.K. SMITH/BUILT BY THE ELNA M. SMITH FOUNDATION/COORDINATOR: CHARLES F. ROBERTSON/SCULPTOR: EMMETT SULLIVAN/ASSOCIATE SCULPTOR: ADRIAN FORRETTE/ENGINEER: MCKINNEY WEEMS/CHIEF MORTAR ARTIST: A.C. MCBRIDE/COMPLETED 1966 A.D./AND I, IF I BE LIFTED UP FROM THE EARTH, WILL DRAW ALL UNTO ME. JOHN 12:32. IAS files contain citations to related articles in the Eureka Springs Times-Echo (Arkansas), April 1, 1965 through June 30, 1966; and a brochure from the Elna M. Smith Foundation.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas 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 AR000271
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