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Unknown (Italian),
Auth, Gordon,
Kaufold, John,
Religion -- New Testament
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Peterborough
Sculpture
Mary, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown (Italian), sculptor.
Auth, Gordon, fabricator.
Kaufold, John, fabricator.
Title:
Mary, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Blessed Virgin Mary, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed ca. 1986.
Medium:
Figure: marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 48 x 18 x 10 in.; Base: approx. 37 in. x 9 ft. 8 in. x 6 ft. 4 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A figure of the Virgin Mary, dressed in a cinched tunic, a veil, and an embroidered outer garment, stands barefoot with both of her hands lowered to her sides with palms facing outward. A wooden gabled roof has been placed behind the base and shelters the statue.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Peterborough
Sculpture
Owner:
St. Peter's Church, 18 Vine Street, Peterborough, New Hampshire 03458
Remarks:
Statue was purchased and donated by parishioner Gordon Auth as a memorial to his mother who died in 1986. Gordon Auth designed the base and the hood behind it. John Kaufold fabricated the base and Gordon Auth fabricated the hood.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1995.
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 NH000134
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NH000134
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