Cathedral
- Date
- 1926
- Material
- Walnut
- made in
- Woodstock, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Sculpture, wood
- Collection
- American Art
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 20 5/8 x 9 1/2 x 6 in. (52.4 x 24.1 x 15.2 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Morton D. May
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 231:1954
NOTES
The raised arms and pressed palms of this figure echo the soaring architecture of a cathedral tower or spire and evoke prayer or supplication. The pose of the sculpture and the unusual abbreviation of the figure at the base of the neck and arms emphasize the vertical and draw the eye upward. The work is simply carved with a smooth unadorned surface while the title suggests a relationship between an individual and a place of reverence and worship.
Provenance
- 1953
Weyhe Gallery, New York, NY
1953 - 1954
Morton D. May, St. Louis, MO, purchased from Weyhe Gallery [1]
1954 –
Saint Louis Art Museum, gift of Morton D. May [2]
Notes:
[1] letter dated May 8, 1986 from SLAM to Gertrude Dennis, Director of Weyhe Gallery, states May purchased sculpture in 1953 [SLAM document files].
[2] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, December 9, 1954.
Weyhe Gallery, New York, NY
1953 - 1954
Morton D. May, St. Louis, MO, purchased from Weyhe Gallery [1]
1954 –
Saint Louis Art Museum, gift of Morton D. May [2]
Notes:
[1] letter dated May 8, 1986 from SLAM to Gertrude Dennis, Director of Weyhe Gallery, states May purchased sculpture in 1953 [SLAM document files].
[2] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, December 9, 1954.
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