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(Friendship Garden Plaque), (sculpture). Artist:  Geier, Joe, sculptor. ABC Foundry, founder. Title:  (Friendship Garden Plaque), (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1978. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Cast aluminum. Dimensions:  Approx. 47 x 35 x 3 in. Inscription:  (On lower right side of relief: artist's signature) signed Description:  A rectangular relief panel featuring three religious figures and three Oldenburg church spires represents the founding of three Oldenburg religious institutions, the Sisters of St. Francis parish and church, the St. Franciscan Monastery, and the Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Francis. In the center of the relief is a bearded Franciscan monk with his hands raised. To his lower right is a nun and to his lower left is a parish priest. The plaque is mounted on a wall of the Friendship Garden. Subject:  Figure group Occupation -- Religion -- Monk Occupation -- Religion -- Nun Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Architecture -- Detail -- Steeple Architecture -- Religious -- Church Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Oldenburg Relief Sculpture Owner:  Sisters of St. Francis, Main Street, Friendship Garden, north side of Main near Pearl, Oldenburg, Indiana 47036 Remarks:  The plaque is installed on a wall in the Friendship Garden which was commissioned in 1978 by Bob Dunevant, Director of the Oldenburg Bank. The original design for the plaque called for an additional two panels that would portray the trades active in the Oldenburg community. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS IN000937   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000937 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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