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(Bas-Relief on St. Joseph Parish Center), (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Unknown  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: limestone
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Architectural component
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Saint Joseph Catholic Church 113 South 5th Street Terre Haute Indiana 47807
Located Saint Joseph Parish Center Corner of 5th & Ohio Terre Haute Indiana
Date:
Dedicated 1888
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Summary:
Rounded arch bas-relief set in the third story gable on the front facade of a building. The relief depicts two human arms, crossed. The front arm is bare and heavily veined. The back arm is sleeved. Both of the hands hold entwined rosaries. Above the arms is a simple cross with beams radiating from it. Below the arms is a quatrefoil with branches on both sides. Framing the upper two-thirds of the relief are clouds. The relief is carved of limestone.
Topic:
Figure--Fragment--Arm  Search this
Emblem--Cross  Search this
Object--Other--Rosary  Search this
Control number:
IAS IN001071
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_340046