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Studies for "Christ Stilling the Storm" World War II portable altarpiece, for USS Seattle; USS Langley; USS Massachusetts; USS Piedmont; and United States Merchant Marine Academy

Date
1942–44
Medium
Graphite on paper
Credit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Dimensions
8 1/2 x 11 in.

Description & Inscriptions

[in graphite]: [Various excerpts from Luke 5, Matthew 14 and 17, and John 21; character counts]
Depicted is a manuscript of Scripture and a study for inscriptions. "Christ Stilling the Storm" is also known as "Christ Stilling the Waves" and "Christ and the Sea."

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