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Varga,
Bartscht, Henri Bert,
Adams and Adams,
Religion -- New Testament
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Irving
Sculpture
Our Lady of Dallas, (sculpture).
Artist:
Varga, 1906-1989, sculptor.
Bartscht, Henri Bert, 1919- , landscape architect.
Adams and Adams, architectural firm.
Title:
Our Lady of Dallas, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1957-1962.
Medium:
Sculpture: pink cast stone; Base: brick.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 2 ft. x 16 in.; Base: approx. H. 4 in. x Diam. 2 ft.
Inscription:
(On plaque on plinth:) Presented/by/The Roland Eakin Family/in memory of/Michael M. Le Brun/By/Adams and Adams Architects/of the/Cistercian Monastery/Our Lady of Dallas (On globe near bottom of statue:) Our Lady of Dallas unsigned
Description:
A full-length statue of the Virgin Mary clothed in a full-length robe and a wimple. She is standing on a globe. Her proper left hand is over her heart, and her proper right hand is over her abdomen. The statue is set on a circular brick base, with a semicircular brick wall serving as a backdrop.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Irving
Sculpture
Owner:
Cistercian Preparatory School and Monastery, 1 Cistercian Road, Irving, Texas 75039
Remarks:
Dallas artist Henri Bartscht planned the sitewhen the work was installed at the present location. The statue was formerly located in the Monastery's interior courtyard. The cost reportedly was $500.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Dallas survey, 1992.
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 TX000188
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Inventory of American Sculpture
TX000188
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