Crucifixion

NameSculpture

Maker Lawrence Stinson (1906 - 1997)

CultureAppalachian

Dateca. 1950s-1980s

Place madeWashington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, United States, NORTH AMERICA

MediumWood, Elmer's glue, cork, plastic

Dimensions15 11/16 × 11 7/16 × 11 7/16 in. (39.8 × 29 × 29 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Marianne Keller, A.2018.81.2

Terms

value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2018.81.2

ProvenanceMs. Keller was the executor of Larry Stinson's estate. Larry was Lawrence's son and her friend. He willed to her these pieces and other carvings that both he and his father had created.

DescriptionFigural group of three crosses with male figures on each depicting the Crucifixion of Jesus and the two convicts mounted on a curved surface coated in sand/dirt with plastic flowers and small stones attached.