Christ of the Ozarks
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Christ of the Ozarks statue is a monumental sculpture of Jesus located near Eureka Springs, Arkansas, atop Magnetic Mountain. It was erected in 1966 as a "Sacred Project" by populist and white supremacist Gerald L. K. Smith. The statue stands 65.5 feet (20.0 meters) high.
Background
During the
He also completed a 4,100-seat amphitheater. This is the site of seasonal annual outdoor performances of
Design
The statue was primarily the work of Emmet Sullivan, who also worked on nearby Dinosaur World. He had assisted in the work at Mount Rushmore. The statue is modernistic and minimalistic; there is little facial detail or expression, and the lines and forms are generally simplified.[citation needed] The arms are outstretched straight, sixty five feet from the tip of one finger to another, suggesting the Crucifixion; however the cross is not depicted.
It sits on 320 tons of concrete and was designed to withstand winds of 500 miles an hour. The statue, which was completely built by hand out of steel and mortar, is also reinforced in a way to withstand the force of a passing tornado.[4]
It has been nicknamed "Gumby Jesus" and "Our Milk Carton with Arms" by critics.[5][6]
In popular culture
The Christ of the Ozarks is featured briefly in the 2005
See also
- List of statues of Jesus
- List of tallest statues
- List of the tallest statues in the United States
- Christ the Redeemer statue
References
- JSTOR 40023193– via JSTOR.
- ^ "Gerald Lyman Kenneth Smith (1898–1976)", The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture, 2009, accessed 10 May 2011
- ^ "The Great Passion Play".
- ^ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- OCLC 1117310989.
- OCLC 1022851563.
- ^ "'God bless abortions' sign hung on Christ of the Ozarks statue". Arkansas Online. 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ "The Fight for Anti-LGBTQ+ Rights in Arkansas". The Daily Show. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
External links
- "Christ of the Ozarks" Archived 2014-11-08 at the Wayback Machine, The Great Passion Play Website
- Sacred Projects: Christ of the Ozarks
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