Come Unto Me, (sculpture).

Come Unto Me, (sculpture).

Monaco, Frank, Sr., sculptor.

Medina, Antonio, sculptor.

Steinbomer, Henry, architect.

Pyramid Stone Company, fabricator.

Come Unto Me, (sculpture).

Copyrighted Sept. 30. 1952. Cast Oct./Nov. 1952. Dedicated March 15, 1953.

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Sculpture: cast stone; Base: cast stone.

Sculpture: approx. 12 ft. 2 in. x 7 ft. 2 in. x 28 in.; Base: approx. 4 1/2 x 41 x 22 in.

(Front of base, incised lettering:) "COME UNTO ME" unsigned

Standing figure of Christ, wearing robe and sandals, with arms outstretched at the waist. The sculpture is set in church facade niche.

Religion -- New Testament -- Christ

Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Lockhart

Architectural component

First United Methodist Church, 313 West San Antonio Street, Lockhart, Texas 78644

The monument was designed by Frank Monaco, Sr., and carved by Antonio Medina. Related architectural drawings by Henry Steinbomer are at the University of Texas-Austin, School of Architecture, Architectural Archives. Stone work drawings prepared by Frank Monaco, Sr., are housed at Pyramid Stone Company, San Antonio, Texas.

For related information, see issues of the Lockhart Post-Register for April 1952, July 1952, Oct. 1952, and March 1953.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.

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