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Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- Saint
Object -- Other
Object -- Flower
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Mishawaka
Grotto
Light fixture
Sculpture
Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, (sculpture).
Medium:
Virgin Mary: probably limestone, painted, and ceramic-coated metal; Bernadette: possibly marble or limestone, painted, and metal; Grotto: limestone.
Dimensions:
Virgin Mary: approx. 6 ft. x 23 in. x 30 in.; Bernadette: approx. 3 ft. x 15 in. x 20 in.; Grotto: approx. 65 x 20 x 15 ft.
Inscription:
(On halo behind Virgin Mary's head:) I AM THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (On stone in altar niche:) DONATED BY ANTON SO BACH unsigned
Description:
A grotto patterned after the Lourdes grotto in France containing a central altar and a niche in the upper right front in which the Virgin Mary stands. She wears a blue and white electric halo made of ceramic-coated metal. She is dressed in a long-sleeved gown and long veil with a rosary draped over her proper right arm and roses at feet. Mary prays with both hands together at her chest. Saint Bernadette kneels on the left side of the grotto with proper right hand held over her heart. She is dressed in a long-sleeved robe and short veil with a rosary around her waist. Her proper left hand is forward holding a metal staff.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
Religion -- Saint -- St. Bernadette
Object -- Other -- Rosary
Object -- Flower -- Rose
Dress -- Accessory -- Cane
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Mishawaka
Grotto
Light fixture
Sculpture
Owner:
Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration, Convent, 1515 Dragoon Trail, Mishawaka, Indiana 46544
Remarks:
The grotto was donated by Anton So Bach. The figure of Our Lady was purchased in 1947.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1994.
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 IN000911
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