“ behold THE MAN.” —Jacob Epstein, the Jewish sculptor, lias started a new controversy with his giant figure of Christ, called “ Behold the Man.” The figure, Which is carved out of a sombre fawn-coloured marble with light veins, is eleven feet high and weighs six tons. The work has aroused much criticism.
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Waikato Times, Volume 117, Issue 19545, 6 April 1935, Page 17 (Supplement)
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51“ behold THE MAN.”—Jacob Epstein, the Jewish sculptor, lias started a new controversy with his giant figure of Christ, called “ Behold the Man.” The figure, Which is carved out of a sombre fawn-coloured marble with light veins, is eleven feet high and weighs six tons. The work has aroused much criticism. Waikato Times, Volume 117, Issue 19545, 6 April 1935, Page 17 (Supplement)
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