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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Brunet, Emile,     Foundaria Bronzarete,     Stengal Brothers of Dakota Quarry,     Portrait female -- Tekakwitha, Kateri     Ethnic -- Indian     Dress -- Ethnic     Emblem -- Cross     Object -- Other     Outdoor Sculpture -- South Dakota -- St. Francis     Sculpture

Kateri Tekakwitha, (sculpture). Artist:  Brunet, Emile, sculptor. Foundaria Bronzarete, founder. Stengal Brothers of Dakota Quarry, fabricator. Title:  Kateri Tekakwitha, (sculpture). Dates:  1969. Dedicated May 10, 1970. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 69 x 26 x 26 in.; Base: approx. 33 x 24 x 20 in. Inscription:  (On base, left:) E. Brunet 1969/Foundaria/Bronzarete/Milano (Incised on base, front:) KATERI TEKAKWITHA/1656-1680/GLORY OF THE/INDIAN RACE (Incised on base, right:) DEDICATED/TO THE/UNKNOWN SAINTS/PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE/OF THE/AMERICAN INDIAN PEOPLE/JOHN BIRMINGHAM FAMILY (Incised on base, left:) "THE VIRTUES OF/TEKAKWITHA/WERE HEROIC"/PIUS XII signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length portrait of Native-American Kateri Tekakwitha. She wears a cloak with fringed sleeves, leggings, an apron and moccasins. Her hair is in two braids and she wears a headband. She holds a cross to her chest in her proper right hand. Rosary beads are draped over her bent proper left arm. Subject:  Portrait female -- Tekakwitha, Kateri -- Full length Ethnic -- Indian Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress Emblem -- Cross Object -- Other -- Rosary Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- South Dakota -- St. Francis Sculpture Owner:  Buechel Memorial Lakota Museum, 305 South Oak Street, St. Francis, South Dakota 57572 Remarks:  Dedicated by the John Birmingham Family. The granite for the base is from the Stengal Brothers of Dakota Quarry in Milbank, South Dakota. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Dakota 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 SD000084   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture SD000084 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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