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Ortega, Ben,
Religion -- Saint
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe
Sculpture
(Faces of St. Francis), (sculpture).
Artist:
Ortega, Ben, sculptor.
Title:
(Faces of St. Francis), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Faces of Saint Francis, (sculpture).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Wood, carved, and rope.
Dimensions:
Approx. 12 x 10 x 2 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Abstract sculpture of three religious figures, including two males and a female. The middle figure is perhaps St. Francis. The middle and proper right male figures are bearded with rope wrapped around their waists in the fashion of Franciscan monks. The middle figure has his arms outstretched, his hands making a blessing gesture. The proper right figure has a hood over his head and his arms outstretched to his sides. The female on the proper left is shorter than the others, her hands clasped in prayer. The figures are carved from dead trees and the bark has been left on in some parts to suggest robes. Some of the arms of the figures have been attached.
Subject:
Religion -- Saint -- St. Francis
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture --
New
Mexico
--
Santa
Fe
Sculpture
Owner:
Located
Acequia Madre & Abeyta Street,
Santa
Fe
,
New
Mexico
Remarks:
Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
IAS files contain a related article from The
Santa
Fean (July 1989): pg. 60-64.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
New
Mexico
survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The
Santa
Fean (July 1989): pg. 61.
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 NM000381
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NM000381
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