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Designer:
Tomlinson, A. J.  Search this
Kent, Grady R.  Search this
Rhoades, L. S.  Search this
Phillips, Wade  Search this
Medium:
Concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Arch
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Church of God of Prophecy World Headquarters Bible Place, P. O. Box 2910 Cleveland Tennessee 37320
Located Fields of the Woods Theme Park Highway 294, 18 miles west of Murphy Suit North Carolina
Date:
1944-1994. Ten Commandments: 1945
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994.
Summary:
A Biblical theme park with dozens of monuments and associated religious text. Near the entrance is a sphere atop a multitiered inscribed base. Two ornate arches span the entrance walkway. The walkway leads to a gigantic concrete outline of the Ten Commandments laid out on a hill, topped by a Bible opened to verses from Matthew 22:37. Below the tablets is a concrete flag of the Church of God and an American flag.
Topic:
Religion--Christianity  Search this
Religion--New Testament--Christ  Search this
Religion--New Testament--Matthew  Search this
Religion--Old Testament--Ten Commandments  Search this
Landscape--Celestial--Star  Search this
Object--Other--Globe  Search this
Object--Other--Flag  Search this
Control number:
IAS NC000079
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_322584