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Becker, Jack,
Anderson, Ellen,
Figure -- Fragment
Religion -- Old Testament
Allegory -- Quality
Occupation -- Farm
Object -- Vegetable
Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Readlyn
Relief
Sculpture
Hands That Hope (Job 14:7), (sculpture).
Artist:
Becker, Jack, 1954- , sculptor.
Anderson, Ellen, designer.
Title:
Hands That Hope (Job 14:7), (sculpture).
Dates:
1985.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Carved white oak.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 8 ft. 2 in. x Diam. 33 in.(1,000 lbs.).
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A pair of arms, cut at the elbow, emerge up from a cylindric base. The hands are open, as though poised to cradle something. The base is decorated with images of corn husks in relief.
Subject:
Figure -- Fragment -- Hand
Religion -- Old Testament -- Job
Allegory -- Quality -- Hope
Occupation -- Farm
Object -- Vegetable -- Corn
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Readlyn
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
St. Matthews Lutheran Church, Highway 3, Readlyn, Iowa
Remarks:
Gift of Pastor Mark Saline to the congregation of St. Matthews Lutheran Church. The corn is said to represent the plight of the farmers. IAS files contain a related article from the Des Moines Register, Sept. 21, 1985 and additional information.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1996.
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 IA000303
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IA000303
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