Object Details
- Luce Center Label
- Ephrata is a settlement in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, that began as a monastic colony in the 1700s. Known then as the Ephrata Cloisters, the community was founded by Johann Conrad Beissel, a German preacher and writer of hymns. The Ephrata Group shows two women and two men, with bare feet and heavy clothing. The figures’ gestures and solemn expressions suggest a moment of worship or prayer.
- Data Source
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Artist
- W. W. Swallow, born Clark's Green, PA 1912
- Date
- 1930s-1940s
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of International Business Machines Corporation
- Medium
- terra cotta on wood base
- Dimensions
- 18 7/8 x 10 5/8 x 10 3/8 in. (47.8 x 26.9 x 26.5 cm)
- Type
- Sculpture
