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Ottavi, Phillip,
Daprato Statuary Company,
Religion -- Saint
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- Saint
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Jasper
Grotto
Fountain
Sculpture
St. Joseph Shrine, (sculpture).
Artist:
Ottavi, Phillip, sculptor.
Daprato Statuary Company, fabricator.
Title:
St. Joseph Shrine, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Shrine of Our Lady the Mother of God, (sculpture).
Dates:
1950s.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: concrete; Base: geodes.
Dimensions:
St. Joseph: approx. 6 x 2 x 2 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. Diam. 32 ft.; Mary: approx. 6 ft. x 20 in. x 18 in.
Inscription:
(On proper left base:) DAPRATO/STATUARY unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Installation of interconnected shrines constructed of geodes and mortar. The site includes a fountain, walls, planter, several small niches and two main shrines. One of the shrines is that of St. Joseph the Educator. A full-length figure of St. Joseph holding the Christ child in his proper left arm stands in a niche perched atop an ornate pedestal. The Lourdes shrine features a full-length figure of Mary inside a grotto. A full-length figure of St. Bernadette stands before Mary. Some of the sidewalks in the installation have architectural remnants embedded in them.
Subject:
Religion -- Saint -- St. Joseph
Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
Religion -- New Testament -- Christ
Religion -- Saint -- St. Bernadette
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Jasper
Grotto
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Providence Home, 520 West 9th, Jasper, Indiana 47546
Located 13th & Bartley, Jasper, Indiana
Remarks:
The concrete sculptures were fabricated by Daprato. The installation, grottos and shrines were built by residents of Providence Home. IAS files contain copies of related Providence Home publications.
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 IN001096
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IN001096
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