Crucifixion

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1930s
Wood, wood putty, cloth, and paint
Collection of
Huntington Museum of Art
Description

This crucifixion sculpture, made of wood, putty and bits of rag, shows Jesus nailed to the cross with a splinter in his mouth, stabbed by a Roman soldier's spear, and flanked by two thieves. Hall commented, "That's death he's crushing between his teeth."