Crucifixion and Texas Ranger
No two pieces demonstrate the two major phases of Sam’s art more impressively than Crucifixion and Texas Ranger. As pointed out in Artist and Art, the relief was commissioned by the Newman Center at the University of Montana in Missoula in 1969. Unfortunately, it was destroyed by vandals. According to one source, Texas Ranger was begun in 1972 and completed in 1977. It is almost five feet tall. Crucifixion features dramatic molding; Texas Ranger, glazing and detail.
