Ecce Homo, (sculpture).

Ecce Homo, (sculpture).

Weiner, Egon, 1906-1989, sculptor.

Ecce Homo, (sculpture).

1939. Installed 1967.

Sculpture: metal with green patina; Base: brick.

Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 2 ft. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 3 1/2 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 1/2 ft.

Elongated waist-length figure of Christ dressed in a roughly modeled cloak. His hands are crossed at his waist and he stares straight ahead. The smoothly modeled face conveys a sense of sorrowful resignation.

Religion -- New Testament -- Christ

Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago

Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 South Woodlawn Avenue, Courtyard, Chicago, Illinois 60637

Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 158.

Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 223.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992.

Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 159.

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