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(Epworth-Euclid United Methodist Church Figures), (sculpture). Artist:  Friedlander, Leo, 1888-1966, sculptor. Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor, 1869-1924, architect. Bertram Goodhue, Associates, architectural firm. Walker & Weeks, architectural firm. Title:  (Epworth-Euclid United Methodist Church Figures), (sculpture). Other Titles:  Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church Figures, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1928. Medium:  Figures: art stone. Dimensions:  Figures: approx. H. 2 ft. x W. 2 ft. Description:  Sixteen symbolic figures and eight angels adorn the windows and entrances of the church. Around the window over the main entrance on 107th Street are reliefs of Moses, on the upper left, holding the Ten Commandments to represent the law; Elijah, on the upper right, holding a scroll and lightning bolts to represent the prophets; Peter, on the lower left, and Paul, on the lower right, to represent New Testament fulfillment and Old Testament prophecy. On the south transept are reliefs of Amos the herdsman on the upper left and on the upper right, Hosea with a broken bow to symbolize Israel. On the north side are reliefs of Isaiah holding a tablet and Jeremiah holding a chain. These two figures represent faith and conviction. On the east side are reliefs of St. John Chrysostom in a posture of preaching and one of the early church fathers, St. Augustine of Hippo. In niches over the entrance on Martin Luther King Boulevard are John Wycliffe, the morning star of the Reformation, on the upper left and on the upper right, John Huss, a martyr by fire because of his devotion to the Bible. In the center niche is John Wesley holding his hands to his heart. In three parallel niches over the south entrance are the bishops of early American Methodism: Matthew Simpson, left, college president and preacher; Francis Asbury, center, pioneer bishop who traveled and preached the gospel throughout America; and James Thoburn, right, a missionary holding his Bible. Eight guardian angels adorn the octagonal parapets crowning the stone tower. Subject:  Religion -- Methodist Religion -- Old Testament -- Moses Religion -- Old Testament -- Ten Commandments Religion -- Old Testament -- Elijah Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll Religion -- Saint -- St. Peter Religion -- Saint -- St. Paul Religion -- Old Testament -- Amos Religion -- Old Testament -- Hosea Allegory -- Place -- Israel Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow Religion -- Old Testament -- Isaiah Religion -- Old Testament -- Jeremiah Religion -- Saint -- St. John Chrysostom Religion -- Saint -- St. Augustine Portrait male -- Wycliffe, John -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Reformer Ethnic -- British Portrait male -- Huss, John -- Full length Religion -- Martyr Portrait male -- Wesley, John -- Full length Occupation -- Religion -- Preacher Portrait male -- Simpson, Matthew -- Full length Occupation -- Education -- Teacher Portrait male -- Asbury, Francis -- Full length Occupation -- Religion -- Bishop Portrait male -- Thoburn, James -- Full length Object -- Written Matter -- Bible Religion -- Angel Object Type:  Relief Architectural component Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland Sculpture Owner:  Epworth-Euclid United Methodist Church, Business Manager, 1919 East 107th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Provenance:  Formerly located Epworth-Euclid Methodist Episcopal Church, 1919 East 107th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue was selected as architect for the church in February of 1925, but died in May of 1925. The work was completed by his firm Bertram Goodhue, Associates along with the firm of Walker & Weeks. The church was formerly known as Epworth-Euclid Methodist Episcopal Church. IAS files contain a related article from the Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH) March 31, 1935; an excerpt from Janice McMillin's "The Building" and a photocopy of a church brochure. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1993. 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 76009567   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76009567 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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