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Terrillion’s hand-made folk environment in Indian River, New York contains numerous religious sculptures reflecting her devout Catholic faith. Her preferred method of sculpting is in concrete which she then paints. This crucifix is a striking example of her ability to work in this medium. Terrillion’s sculpted environment echoes her own personal America nestled in the Adirondacks, where she created and reshaped her world and emphatically asserted her place in it.
Exhibition History"Kindred Pursuits," TAUNY Center, Canton, NY, September 16, 2011 - May 5, 2012.
Artist
Veronica Terrillion
Related Person
Richard Terrillion
Crucifix
Date1995
DimensionsOverall: 31 × 19 × 2 1/4 in. (78.7 × 48.3 × 5.7 cm)
Object numberN0095.1995
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Museum Purchase
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextVeronica Terrillion is a folk artist who created what is known as a folk environment, an immersive experience for the visitor created by an artist who transforms their property into an artistic environment one can explore by foot. Terrillion’s hand-made folk environment in Indian River, New York contains numerous religious sculptures reflecting her devout Catholic faith. Her preferred method of sculpting is in concrete which she then paints. This crucifix is a striking example of her ability to work in this medium. Terrillion’s sculpted environment echoes her own personal America nestled in the Adirondacks, where she created and reshaped her world and emphatically asserted her place in it.
Exhibition History"Kindred Pursuits," TAUNY Center, Canton, NY, September 16, 2011 - May 5, 2012.
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