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Religion -- New Testament
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Stevens Point
Sculpture
The Virgin Mary, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
The Virgin Mary, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Immaculate Conception, (sculpture).
World War II Monument, (sculpture).
Medium:
Sculpture: concrete, painted; Base: stone and brick.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. x Diam. 2 ft.; Base: approx. 3 x 15 x 10 ft.
Inscription:
(On plaque on front of middle base, raised lettering:) "THESE MADE THE/SUPREME SACRIFICE"/BEKOWSKI, ANDREW/CISEWSKI, LEONARD/DOMACK, EUGENE/DRIFKA, RAPHAEL/GLODOWSKI, CHESTER/KOLTZ, BENEDICT/MAYEK, JOHN/MAZIARKA, EDWARD/PESKIE, FRANK/SHAFRANSKI, WILLIAM/VAUGHAN, ROLYN/ZOROMSKI, RICHARD/"MAY THEY REST IN PEACE" (On each of three plaques on side bases, raised lettering:) IN THANKFULNESS TO GOD AND HIS BLESSED MOTHER/AND IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF ST. STANISLAUS PARISH/WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY IN WORLD WAR II (Names of parish members killed in action in World War II)
Description:
The Virgin Mary stands with hands clasped in front of her and eyes downcast. She is dressed in a full-length, hooded gown drawn in at the waist. She stands on a hemispheric sculpture base. The sculpture is mounted atop a circular middle base on a larger, circular stepped base that is flanked by side bases that contain plaques.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
History -- United States -- World War II
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Stevens Point
Sculpture
Owner:
Salvation Army, 824 Fremont, Next to St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Stevens Point, Wisconsin 54481
Remarks:
The sculpture remembers the men and women of St. Stanislaus Parish who served and who died in World War II, and those who served from Portage County. IAS files contain a sculpture form from the Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Catalog, April 15, 1991.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin 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 WI000406
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
WI000406
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