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Allen Monuments,
Homage -- Dodd, M. E.
Architecture -- Detail
Object -- Furniture
Object -- Written Matter
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- New Testament
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Shreveport
Gravestone
Sculpture
(M. E. Dodd Monument), (sculpture).
Artist:
Allen Monuments, fabricator.
Title:
(M. E. Dodd Monument), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Pulpit, (sculpture).
Dates:
1953.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 4 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 6 in. x 4 ft. x 4 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of pulpit, incised:) M.E. DODD/D.D.,L.L.D./SEPT. 8,1878/AUG. 6,1952/PASTOR/FIRST BAPTIST/CHURCH/SHREVEPORT,LA./1912.1950/PASTOR EMERITUS/1950.1952 (On back of pulpit, incised:) We would see Jesus (On left side of open book on pulpit, incised:) For I determined/not to know any/thing among you/save Jesus Christ,/and him crucified./I Cor. 2:2/Because I live ye/shall also./John 14:19. (On right side of open book on pulpit, incised:) For God so loved/the world, that he/gave his only/begotten Son that/whosoever believeth/in him should not/perish, but have/everlasting life/John 3:16 (On top of base:) "Replica of His PULPIT/ERECTED BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF/MONROE ELMON DODD" unsigned
Description:
An open book and lectern atop a pulpit. The pulpit has wide flat top and a narrow shaft decorated on the front and back with a relief of fluted ionic columns. In front of the monument is an inscribed step.
Subject:
Homage -- Dodd, M. E.
Architecture -- Detail -- Pulpit
Object -- Furniture -- Stand
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Religion -- New Testament -- John
Religion -- New Testament -- Corinthians
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Shreveport
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Forest Park Cemeteries, 3700 St. Vincent Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana 71103
Located Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport, Louisiana
Remarks:
Monroe Elmon Dodd, 1878-1952, served as the pastor at the First Baptist Church in Shreveport, Louisiana from 1912 to 1950. The pulpit is a replica of the one that he used at the Old First Baptist Church. The sculpture was erected by his family and friends.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1995.
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 LA000188
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
LA000188
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