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    		• Roffo, Andrea,
     
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    		• Gruenke, Bernard E., Jr.,
     
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    		• Boratti,
     
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    		• Art Factory,
     
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    		• Conrad Schmitt Studios,
     
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    		• Religion -- New Testament
     
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    		• Architecture -- Religious
     
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    		• Object -- Musical Instrument
     
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    		• Emblem -- Cross
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Sheboygan
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Virgin Mary, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Roffo, Andrea, designer.
    Gruenke, Bernard E., Jr., contractor.
    Boratti, carver.
    Art Factory, fabricator.
    Conrad Schmitt Studios, design firm.
    Title: 
    Virgin Mary, (sculpture).
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: Carrara marble; Base: Carrara marble; Bell tower: Cor-Ten steel; Base: concrete and brick.
    Dimensions: 
    Figure: approx. H. 18 ft. x W. 4 ft 6 in.; Bell Tower: approx. H. 60 ft.; Base: approx. H. 2 ft.
    Description: 
    A white marble figure of the Virgin Mary stands on a small globe under a large steel bell tower that is topped with a steel cross. Mary is dressed in long robes and veil, and her arms are extended with her palms facing up. The bell tower is constructed with four tall steel beams that arch over the figure of Mary. A small bell is suspended from the top of the bell tower. At the bottom of the bell tower is a square planter made of brick and concrete.
    Subject: 
    Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
    Architecture -- Religious -- Bell Tower
    Object -- Musical Instrument -- Bell
    Emblem -- Cross
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Sheboygan
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    St. Mary's Parish, 327 Giddings Avenue, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was donated to St. Mary's Parish by Bernard Gruenke, who oversaw the project in Italy and arranged for the marble and carving. Andrea Roffo of Conrad Schmitt Studios in New Berlin, Wisconsin, designed the sculpture. The sculpture was fabricated in Italy at the Art Factory and was carved by Boratti.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1995.
    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 WI000410
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