Sculpture: bronze with a brown-black patina; Base: fabricated sheet bronze
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Gustavus Adolphus College 800 West College Avenue St. Peter Minnesota 56082
Located Gustavus Adolphus College Christ Chapel, east grounds St. Peter Minnesota
Date:
1980. Copyrighted 1980. Dedicated Nov. 10, 1980
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota survey, 1995.
Image on file.
unsigned
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Summary:
A fetal male figure in a chrysalis state is embedded between a pair a fluttering moth's wings. The wings themselves carry a negative impression of an extended female figure. The sculpture is intended as a metaphor for resurrection and renewal.
