Fred’s Journey
Saint Hubert Belgium
The church was a shrine to the joy of the hunt, but its beauty was frozen in the cold winter of 1945. The town was on the southern shoulder of the ‘Bulge’.
Artist’s Statement
- Robert Shank
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Fred said it took his breath away when he stumbled upon lovely, little Saint-Hubert, nestled deep in the frozen woods. It was a sobering contrast: the poetic charm and tranquility of the church, almost untouched by the war, and the haunting battlefield nearby where a million men fought and nearly 200,000 died.
To suggest that cold December day in 1944, I made a thick, ice-like slab of glass as a base for the clear shards. The stag with the silver crucifix honors St. Hubert—the protector of the church and the patron saint of war and hunting.
Artist Information
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Robert Shank
Steding/Shank Glass Design
Specifications
Number of shards: 4
Dimensions: 17 1⁄4″ diameter x 3⁄4″
Medium: cast, sandblasted, painted and gilded plate glass
