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Derujinsky, Gleb W.,
Emblem -- Cross
Allegory -- Life
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Bedford
Sculpture
Bedford Cross, (sculpture).
Artist:
Derujinsky, Gleb W., 1888-1975, sculptor.
Title:
Bedford Cross, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Wayside Cross, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1935. Dedicated 1936.
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 21 ft. 3 in. x 18 in. x 16 in.
Inscription:
(On front of shaft, Franciscan motto:) PAX ET BONUM (On rear of shaft, incised lettering:) PEACE/AND/GOODWILL (Right side of shaft:) Within are inscribed the names/Of those who have made possible/The erection of this cross. (Left side of shaft:) St. Matthew's Parish/A.D. 1935 unsigned
Description:
A tapered, four-sided shaft topped by a cross. The shaft is decorated with bas-relief birds and a "Tree of Life" motif, carved in Celtic design. The sculpture is mounted on a hexagonal, three-stepped base.
Subject:
Emblem -- Cross
Allegory -- Life
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Bedford
Sculpture
Owner:
Coadministered by St. Matthew's Parish, Bedford, New York
Coadministered by Town of Bedford, Town House, Bedford Hills, New York 10507
Located Route 22, Bedford Center, Bedford, New York
Remarks:
The idea for the cross originated in the early 1930s with Reverend Arthur Ketchum of St. Matthew's Parish. IAS files contain related excerpts from Thatchey T. P. Luquer's "An Historical Sketch of St. Matthew's Church 1694-1938," Bedford, NY: Katouch Record Press, pg. 57; the booklet "A Sesquicentennial History of St. Matthew's Protestant Episcopal Church," Bedford, N. Y., pg. 25, 51-52; and a 1992 fact sheet from the town's historian.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY000687
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NY000687
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