Sculpture: concrete and plaster, painted; Base: concrete and plaster
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Folk
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Tucson Department of Parks and Recreation 900 South Randolph Way Tucson Arizona 85716
Located Felix Lucero Park Garden of Gethsemane, Congress Street, west bank of the Santa Cruz River Tucson Arizona
Date:
Ca. 1940-1950. Relocated 1971. Relocated 1982. Dedicated June 24, 1982
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona, Tucson survey, 1993.
Summary:
The sculpture is one of five by the artist located in the Garden of Gethsemane in Felix Lucero Park. (For other sculptures see: IAS AZ000595, AZ000596, AZ000597, AZ000599). Christ before Pontius Pilate depicts a castle-like shrine containing a miniature set staging a legion of Roman soldiers bringing Christ before Pontius Pilate. The sculpture is protected by a thick plate of security glass and a wrought iron gate barring the public from reaching inward.
