Not by Might Nor by Power But by My Spirit Saith the Lord of Hosts - River Forest, IL
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N 41° 53.944 W 087° 48.326
16T E 433190 N 4638882
The spirit of Judaism is depicted as a supernatural being with a flamelike head and four eyes. The being holds aloft the tablets of the Ten Commandments, and rises above the symbolic creature described in JOB 40 as the earth-bound behemoth.
Waymark Code: WM9Y89
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2010
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Continued from the Smithsonian:
The branches of the menorah with budlike flames move towards heaven.
Dimensions: H. 12 ft. W. 10 ft.
Inscription: (On the temple wall beside and beneath the relief:) NOT BY MIGHT NOR BY POWER BUT BY MY SPIRIT SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS.
Imposing relief sculpture on the front of the synagogue. According to Ira Bach & Mary Gray in "Chicago's Public Sculpture", "This 12 foot by 10 foot limestone panel carved in high relief on the site might well be the first use of figural sculpture on a synagogue in 1500 years." That sounds pretty significant!
Sculptor Milton Horn is responsible for a number of interesting works in the Chicago area.
TITLE: Not by Might Nor by Power But by My Spirit Saith the Lord of Hosts
ARTIST(S): Horn, Milton, 1906-1995, sculptor.
DATE: 1951
MEDIUM: Limestone
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 77001995
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
On front of
West Suburban Temple Har Zion, 1040 North Harlem Avenue, River Forest, Illinois
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