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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Altadena
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Shrine of the Little Flower, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Neff, Wallace, architect.
    Title: 
    Shrine of the Little Flower, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    St. Theresa, (sculpture).
    Saint Theresa, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1929.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: plaster, and metal (?); Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H ft. 5 ft. x W. 2 ft.
    Description: 
    In a shell-shaped niche stands an alabaster-white plaster figure of St. Theresa holding a bouquet of flowers and a metal crucifix in her hands. A rosary hangs by her proper left side and her feet
    Subject: 
    Religion -- Saint -- St. Theresa
    Emblem -- Cross
    Object -- Flower
    Object -- Other -- Rosary
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Altadena
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    St. Elizabeth's Church, 1849 North Lake Avenue, Shrine of the Little Flower, Altadena, California
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture is part of the Shrine of the Little Flower, a project which was completed in 1929 by architect Wallace Neff. The Shrine has been nicknamed "the Little Flower." Visitors have left bouquets in the figure's arms. At one time the sculpture was surrounded by a small pool.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
    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 CA001451
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