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Azaz, Henri,
Figure -- Fragment
Object -- Letter
Allegory -- Civic
Allegory -- Religion
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Hands of
Peace
, (sculpture).
Artist:
Azaz, Henri, 1923-2008, sculptor.
Title:
Hands of
Peace
, (sculpture).
Dates:
1963.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Bronze and brass.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: Approx. 12 x 8 x 6 ft.
Inscription:
(AZAZ spelled out in bronze pegs on right side.) (The background letters spell in both English and Hebrew:) The Lord bless thee and keep thee; the Lord make His face to shine upon thee and give thee
peace
. signed
Description:
Stylized, out stretched hands, palms down emerging from a background of irregularly spaced letters that spell out in both English and Hebrew the prayer from the book of numbers. The sculpture is attached to the building approximately ten feet above the sidewalk.
Subject:
Figure
--
Fragment
--
Hand
Object
--
Letter
Allegory
--
Civic
--
Peace
Allegory
--
Religion
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Illinois
--
Chicago
Sculpture
Owner:
Chicago Loop Synagogue, 16 South Clark Street, Above entrance, Chicago, Illinois 60602
Remarks:
The sculpture is a gift which Robert Crown made in 1969.
References:
Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 68.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 68.
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 87580015
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
87580015
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