Praying Hands, (sculpture)
Object Details
- sculptor
- McMurry, Leonard 1913-
- founder
- Fundicion Artistica
- Subject
- Roberts, Oral
- Mitchell, Gary
- Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oklahoma survey, 1996.
- Image on file.
- (Incised in base:) ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY/Educating the whole man/"And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man" Luke 2:52
- The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
- Summary
- Colossal sculpture of a pair of hands in a praying position. The hands form the top of an overall triangular, vertically oriented work. The forearms form the sides and the base forms the bottom plane. According to the University, the sculpture symbolizes "the University's mission to join human hands and work with those of God."
- Ca. 1978-1980. Completed Nov. 1980
- Control number
- IAS OK000212
- Type
- Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
- Sculptures
- Medium
- Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone
- Owner/Location
- Administered by Oral Roberts University Public Relations 7777 South Lewis Avenue Tulsa Oklahoma 74171
- Located Oral Roberts University 7777 South Lewis Avenue Main entrance Tulsa Oklahoma 74171
- Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
- Topic
- Figure--Fragment--Hand
- Recreation--Church--Prayer
- Portrait male
- Record ID
- siris_ari_332352
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
