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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Anderson, Jack,     Chaput, Arthur, Jr.,     Portrait male -- Baraga, Frederic     Occupation -- Religion     Dress -- Ecclesiastical     Ethnic -- Austrian     Emblem -- Cross     Dress -- Accessory     Architecture -- Domestic     Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Baraga     Sculpture

Bishop Baraga Shrine, (sculpture). Artist:  Anderson, Jack, sculptor. Chaput, Arthur, Jr., sculptor. Title:  Bishop Baraga Shrine, (sculpture). Dates:  1974. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: brass, stainless steel; Base: sheet metal sheathing on wood and cast concrete. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. H. 35 ft. (4 tons). Description:  Full-length portrait Bishop Frederic Baraga, in brass, standing on a stainless steel cloud formation. Five arches extrude from the cloud and each ends on its own concrete tepee, which serves as the base. The figure wears a long cleric's robe, sash and cape. A large cross pendant hangs from his neck and he holds a larger, jeweled Cross in his proper right hand. He carries a pair of snowshoes in his proper left hand. The figure is posed to look down at the viewer. The five arches and five tepees represent Bishop Baraga's five missions among the American Indians. Subject:  Portrait male -- Baraga, Frederic -- Full length Occupation -- Religion -- Bishop Dress -- Ecclesiastical Ethnic -- Austrian Emblem -- Cross Dress -- Accessory -- Shoe Architecture -- Domestic -- Tepee Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Baraga Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Bishop Baraga Foundation, Shrine of the Snowshoe Priest, Box 47, Baraga, Michigan 49908 Located Shrine of the Snowshoe Priest, South side of U. S. 41, west of L'Anse, Baraga, Michigan Remarks:  Bishop Frederic Baraga (1797-1868) was an Austrian-born priest who performed missionary work among the American Indians in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota in the first half of the nineteenth century. He was known as the "Snowshoe Priest" because he traveled to his five missions frequently, often donning snowshoes to make the journey in winter. In 1853, he became the first consecrated bishop of Upper Michigan. IAS files contain brochures from the Shrine. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan 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 MI000724   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MI000724 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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