Friday, August 18, 2006



Soviet Jesus

A frieze on the wall of the Bethel Lutheran Church along Johnson Street.

The flattened perspective of the figures and their rather stern expressions reminded me of Soviet statuary.

2 comments:

tristan said...

ah ha !

i'll have to find something similar in london

shouldn't be too hard

SippicanCottage said...

The children have that "Who cut one?" expression so prized by sculptors.

And one appears to have scoliosis.