We Dare Not Fence the Spirit, (sculpture).

We Dare Not Fence the Spirit, (sculpture).

Legeros, Nicholas, 1955- , sculptor.

We Dare Not Fence the Spirit, (sculpture).

Commissioned 1991. 1994. Dedicated Sept. 18, 1994.

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Patinated bronze.

Approx. W. 6 ft. 3 in. x L. 7 ft. 1 in.

(At bottom, left:) "We dare not fence the spirit..."/Wallace Robbins (At bottom, right:) To honor Roy Phillips on the occasion of his twentieth/anniversary as Minister of Unity Church-Unitarian, May 1991/The gift of Sylvia Soucheray Nicholas Legeros, Sculptor 1994 unsigned

Low relief installed where main doors of church once were. The relief is an architectural perspective consisting of four classical columns that support two barrel vaults. Six birds of varying size fly off into distance.

Architecture -- Detail -- Arch

Architecture -- Detail -- Column

Homage -- Phillips, Roy

Architectural component

Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- St. Paul

Unity Unitarian Church, 732 Holly Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55014

Gift of Sylvia Soucheray in honor of the twentieth anniversary of Roy Phillips as minister of the Church. IAS files include a copy of the dedication program and a Church pamphlet.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1995.

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