(Woman Hanging on Cross), (sculpture).

(Woman Hanging on Cross), (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

(Woman Hanging on Cross), (sculpture).

Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 9 ft. 9 3/4 in. x W. 55 in.; Base: approx. H. 27 in. x W. 80 in.

(On base, front, in raised letters:) HALTER

Full-length female figure reaches up and grasps the horizontal portions of a cross with both hands, as though she is embracing it. She has long hair, wears a long dress and is barefoot. The cross and the mound on which it stands has a rough-hewn surface. The figure's feet rest on the sloped mound and her knees are at the base of the cross.

Figure female -- Full length

Emblem -- Cross

Homage -- Halter

Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Manistee

Mount Carmel Cemetery, Southeast corner of Maple & Merkey Roads, Manistee, Michigan

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.

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