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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
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MI000724
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