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Lehnhoff, John,
Bensinger Brothers,
Ohio Valley Stone Company,
Union Artistique de Vaucouleurs,
N. Serf,
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- Saint
Religion -- New Testament
Emblem -- Cross
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Evansville
Sculpture
Crucifixion and Stations of the Cross, (sculpture).
Artist:
Lehnhoff, John, designer.
Bensinger Brothers, design firm.
Ohio Valley Stone Company, engineering firm.
Union Artistique de Vaucouleurs, founder.
N. Serf, founder.
Title:
Crucifixion and Stations of the Cross, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1908.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: cast metal, painted, and limestone; Bases: limestone.
Dimensions:
Crucifixion: approx. 20 ft. x 7 ft. x 30 in.; Crucifixion base: approx. 8 x 7 x 7 ft.; Stations: approx. 70 x 31 x 14 in.; Station bases: approx. 58 x 50 x 32.
Inscription:
(Back of Crucifixion figures:) N. SERF MANUFACTURER/NO. 15 THOMPSON ST., NY (Back of Stations sculptures:) UNION ARTISTQUE/VAUCOULERS (sic) /FRANCE (Front of base:) ST. JOSEPH'S/CATHOLIC CEMETERY/AUG 4TH A.D. 1872 unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A crucifixion scene featuring a stone crucifix. To the proper left stands Mary and to the proper right stands St. John; both are grieving. To either side of the sculpture along the cemetery drive are more sculptures depicting the Stations of the Cross, the various incidents which occurred as Christ carried his cross to the crucifixion.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Christ
Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
Religion -- Saint -- St. John
Religion -- New Testament -- Crucifixion
Emblem -- Cross
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Evansville
Sculpture
Owner:
St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, 2500 Mesker Park Road, Evansville, Indiana 47720
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 IN000366
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