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Religion -- New Testament
Emblem -- Heart
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Gagetown
Sculpture
Christ, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Christ, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1953.
Medium:
Figure: concrete, painted; Platform: concrete and brick.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 5 ft. x 28 in. x 24 in.; Platform: approx. 33 x 31 x 31 in.
Inscription:
(Plaque on front of platform, raised:) 1886 unsigned
Description:
Jesus stands barefoot with arms outstretched upward, wearing robes with a decorated pattern on the hem, the Sacred Heart emblazoned upon his chest. The figure is mounted upon a square, inscribed brick platform with a concrete slab on the top. Four posts with a connecting link chain surround the figure.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Christ
Emblem -- Heart
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Gagetown
Sculpture
Owner:
Diocese of Saginaw, St. Agatha Parish, 4618 South Street, Gagetown, Michigan 48735
Remarks:
Originally located in front of the parochial school and relocated when the school was converted into a nursing home. Nearby plaque reads: ERECTED 1953/HOLY NAME SOCIETY/IN MEMORY OF/THE PIONEER PARISHIONERS/WHO MADE POSSIBLE/THE FIRST ST. AGATHA SCHOOL.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan 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 MI000261
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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