Monument - Cross, (sculpture).

Monument - Cross, (sculpture).

Telefus, Jacob, 1917-1993, sculptor.

Monument - Cross, (sculpture).

Marker: granite; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. x 4 ft. x 10 in.; Base: approx. 12 in. x 5 ft. 2 in. x 16 in.

(Artist's monogram under proper left arm in fold of cloak) (On front of marker:) HAVE MERCY ON US/CROSS/FATHER/HAROLD J. CROSS, SR./1919-1991 SON/HAROLD J. CROSS, JR./1940-1970 MOTHER/RUBY RUSSO/1918 signed

Bas-relief figure of Christ on granite marker. Christ is depicted from the chest up. His arms are outstretched and his palms face out. He has a halo and wears a cross on his chest. He wears a robe and has a beard and moustache. A cross is etched into the marker on either side of the relief. The marker stands on a low granite base. The sides and top of the marker are rough-hewn. The sides of the base are rough-hewn.

Religion -- New Testament -- Christ

Emblem -- Cross

Homage -- Cross, Harold J.

Homage -- Cross, Harold J., Jr.

Homage -- Cross, Ruby Russo

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Middletown

St. Joseph's Cemetery, Cottage Street & Wisner Avenue, Middletown, New York 10940

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.

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