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Frazier, Bernard,
Religion -- God
Emblem -- Cross
Figure -- Fragment
Sculpture
Hands of God and Man, (sculpture).
Artist:
Frazier, Bernard, 1906-1976, sculptor.
Title:
Hands of God and Man, (sculpture).
Dates:
1952.
Medium:
Concrete.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 28 ft. x W. 16 ft. x D. 8 in. to 2 ft.(30 tons).
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A concrete relief mural forms one wall of the church. It is rectangular in shape, with peaked top, neutral gray in color, with sculptural elements appearing a bit darker. At the center of the relief is a tall, slender cross in high relief. Behinds the area where the two beams cross is a circle. On the left side of the cross are elongated hands, the upper hand with index finger pointing towards heaven. The lower hand rests in the upper hand. Rising lines and swirls fill the spaces around all sides of the cross.
Subject:
Religion -- God
Emblem -- Cross
Figure -- Fragment -- Hand
Object Type:
Sculpture
Owner:
Reformation Lutheran Church, East 13th & Broadmoor, Wichita, Kansas 67206
Provenance:
Formerly located Reformation Lutheran Church, 6909 East Kellogg, Wichita, Kansas
Remarks:
The relief was formerly located on the west wall of the Lutheran Church of the Reformation at Kellogg and Mission. In July 1994, when the property was sold for expansion, the mural and about 15 stone medallions also done by Frazier were removed and saved for the new church. IAS files contain related newspaper articles, including The Wichita Eagle-Beacon, 1952; Wichita Eagle, Aug. 13, 1994; excerpt from Wichita-Sedgwick County Arts & Humanities Council Newsletter, Oct. 1994; and excerpt from church "Celebration" brochure, 1952.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita survey, 1994.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 162.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 162.
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 77002807
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