A Sculpture Walk

 

Public Table

This morning, Elizabeth Steel, a Princeton Seminary student and a member of our church (Nassau Presbyterian), led a walk through Princeton University campus stopping at five outdoor sculptures.  There were about 25 of us and even though rain threatened, we had fine weather during our walk.  We met at our church which is located at a corner of the university campus. 

The Song of the Vowels

Elizabeth would ask us what we might think the work was titled. She then gave us a bit of information about the work and also quoted a text from Scripture that she thought was relevant.  It was interesting to me that two of the sculptures had Biblical roots--Abraham and a bound Isaac and a very abstract idea of Moses and his horns. The Abraham and Isaac sculpture had been commissioned by Kent State after the shooting there but they decided to turn it down so it found a home at Princeton.

My back rebels at slow walks but I found places to sit a few times and used our umbrella as a cane which did help.  I was a bit embarrassed to be so needy but sitting down comes as a great relief.  The walk was worth the effort however--in appreciating works on campus and in getting to know a few more people from our church.