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Title
"Sown Among the Thorns", a painting by Albert Soard depicting Christ among brambles
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Soord, Alfred
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of "Sown Among the Thorns", a painting by Albert Soord depicting Christ among brambles, [s.d.]. Christ is shown to the right, reaching through a large patch of nettles in order to reach a patch of short wheat that grows in a small clearing of leaves at the center. A halo of light is visible surrounding his head, along with a crown of thorns. The silhouette of trees fills the background. Painted in 1912.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
26 x 21 cm.
photographic prints
art
photographs
Identifier
chs-m18438
USC-1-1-1-14104 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-8774
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m18438
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-8774.jpg
Subject
Art--Christian #3
Jesus Christ
Forests
Source
8774 [Accession number]
CHS-8774 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
chs-m265

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