Visitors climb the Holy Stairs at Indian River Catholic Shrine to reach "Christ on the Cross"

Visitors climb the Holy Stairs at Indian River Catholic Shrine to reach "Christ on the Cross"

Bronze sculpture, American--20th century.
Figure sculpture, American--20th century.
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Jesus Christ--Crucifixion--Art.

Considered by Fredericks to be “his greatest challenge,” the figure of Christ took him four years to complete. Funded by contributions from over 10,000 summer visitors to the shrine, the twenty-eight foot corpus symbolizes a Christ on the cross who is still living. Fredericks chose to depict the figure without a crown of thorns or a spear wound in its side. In this design, he “wanted to eliminate the suffering and agony for the observer and give the face an expression of great peace and strength.”

Hartwick, Maurice C.

Marshall M. Fredericks Papers
Series V, Box 5, Folder 21

n.d.

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V-05-21

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2624

Indian River (Mich.)

Black and white print

8" x 10"