Touchdown Jesus mural

E71927

landmark mural outdoor artwork religious artwork

The Touchdown Jesus mural is a large, iconic depiction of Christ with raised arms on the library facing Notre Dame Stadium, famously resembling a football referee signaling a touchdown.

Aliases (1)

Touchdown Jesus mural overlooking the stadium ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	landmark → mural → outdoor artwork → religious artwork →
artist	Millard Sheets NERFINISHED →
artStyle	mosaic →
associatedEvent	Notre Dame home football games →
associatedWith	Catholic imagery → Notre Dame Fighting Irish football →
campus	University of Notre Dame campus →
commissionedBy	University of Notre Dame →
completedIn	1964 →
country	United States →
culturalSignificance	popular visual icon in American sports culture → symbol of the University of Notre Dame →
depicts	Christ with raised arms → Jesus Christ →
designer	Millard Sheets NERFINISHED →
faces	Notre Dame Stadium →
function	decorative facade of Hesburgh Library → religious symbol on campus →
genre	Christian art → public art →
hasContext	faces the north end zone of Notre Dame Stadium →
height	about 134 feet →
heritageDesignation	campus landmark of the University of Notre Dame →
imageFeature	Christ’s arms raised upward →
inception	1964 →
inspiredNickname	Touchdown Jesus →
locatedIn	Notre Dame, Indiana → United States →
location	Hesburgh Library → University of Notre Dame →
materialUsed	mosaic tiles →
nickname	Touchdown Jesus →
notableFor	iconic status in college football culture → resemblance to a football referee signaling a touchdown →
officialName	The Word of Life →
overlooks	Notre Dame Stadium →
ownedBy	University of Notre Dame →
partOf	Hesburgh Library facade →
region	Midwestern United States →
subjectMatter	Christ as the Word of Life →
theme	The Word of Life →
visibleFrom	Notre Dame Stadium →
width	about 68 feet →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
University of Notre Dame →	campusLandmarks
Notre Dame, Indiana →	hasLandmark
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football ("Touchdown Jesus mural overlooking the stadium") →	symbol