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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Steinheimer, Dana John,     Al Shakis Art Foundry,     Portrait male -- McGivney, Michael J.     Occupation -- Religion     Figure group -- Male & Child     Ethnic -- African American     Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Austin     Sculpture

Guardian, (sculpture). Artist:  Steinheimer, Dana John, 1951- , sculptor. Al Shakis Art Foundry, founder. Title:  Guardian, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Father Michael J. McGivney, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated April 4, 1986. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: silica bronze; Base: Texas pink granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 68 x 29 x 26 in.; Base: approx. 50 x 60 x 60 in. Inscription:  (On hem of Fr. McGivney's robe) Dana J. Steinheimer '87 The Knights of Columbus (On front of base:) FATHER MICHAEL J. MCGIVNEY/WE THE PEOPLE OF GOD AND DESCENDANTS OF HIS CREATION ENJOY THE/PRECIOUS GIFT OF LIFE THAT ONLY HE CAN GIVE, ASK HIS BLESSING/AS WE SAY.../ALMIGHTLY FATHER MAY THIS MONUMENT AND ITS ETERNAL FLAME/SERVE AS PRAYERFUL REMEMBRANCE OF OUR FOUNDER AND THE MANY/BISHOPS AND PRIESTS WHO SHEPHERD OUR LIVES. BRIGHTLY MAY IT/SERVE TO REMIND US OF THE KNIGHTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO HAVE/MET THE CHALLENGES AND NOW ENJOY YOUR PRESENCE. HELP US, OH/LORD, TO TAKE COURAGE TO TURN TODAY'S CHALLENGES INTO ACHIEVEMENTS/IN YOUR NAME, FOR INDEED AS WE KNIGHTS AND DEFENDERS OF THE FAMILY,/STAND READY TO DO YOUR WILL.../DEDICATED APRIL 5, 1986/TEXAS COUNCIL KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS/ (list of names) (The other three sides of the base list Knights of Columbus officials, memorialized individuals and contributors (Pink granite tablets read:) CHARITY PATRIOTISM UNITY FRATERNITY signed Description:  Standing figures of Father Michael J. McGivney with young African-American boy in front of him. Father McGivney's proper left hand rests on the boy's head; his proper right hand rests on the boy's shoulder. Father McGivney wears a priest's cassock and round collar. The boy wears a 6-button frock coat and leggings and has Afro-style hair. The sculpture is situated in a rock garden, with four pink granite tablets at the corners. Subject:  Portrait male -- McGivney, Michael J. -- Full length Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Figure group -- Male & Child Ethnic -- African American Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Austin Sculpture Owner:  Knights of Columbus, Texas State Council, 2500 Columbus Drive, Austin, Texas 78746 Remarks:  Father McGivney was founder of the Knights of Columbus. He established the organization in Hartford, Connecticut, on March 29, 1889, with 12 men. Commissioned by Texas State Council, Knights of Columbus under the administration of the State Deputy and Executive Secretary. Funded entirely by member/local council donation. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Austin survey, 1993. Knights of Columbus, 1991. 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 66380001   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 66380001 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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