The Calf and the Young Lion
Howard Finster
American, 1916–2001
Details
Title
The Calf and the Young Lion
Artist/Maker
Howard Finster (American, 1916–2001)
Date
ca. 1976
Medium
Paint on fiberglass
Dimensions
8 5/8 x 17 1/2 inches
Credit
Purchase with funds from the Cousins Foundation, Inc., and donors to the Paradise Project Campaign
Accession #
1994.215.1
This sign hung near the sculpture of the same name in Paradise Garden, providing a portion of the Bible verse that inspired the sculpture: “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them” (Isaiah 11:6).
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