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Kennedy, Dorothea,
Double Jay Construction Company,
Religion -- New Testament
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Dayton
Sculpture
Holy Family, (sculpture).
Artist:
Kennedy, Dorothea, sculptor.
Double Jay Construction Company, contractor.
Title:
Holy Family, (sculpture).
Dates:
1990. Installed Feb. 6, 1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: welded and bolted cast aluminum; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 76 x 88 x 28 in.; Foundation: approx. 5 x 98 x 35 in. (630 lbs.).
Inscription:
Kennedy 1990 signed
Description:
Full-length depiction of Jesus as an adolescent, flanked by Joseph to his proper right and Mary to his proper left. All three figures are standing and wear robes, and the figures of Joseph and Jesus clutch their robes at their midriffs with their proper right hands. The proper right hand of Mary rests on the proper left shoulder of Jesus. The robes cover the proper left arms of all three figures. Joseph is hooded.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Holy Family
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Dayton
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, Ohio 45469
Located University of Dayton, St. Joseph Hall, courtyard, Dayton, Ohio
Remarks:
The sculpture consists of 80 pieces of cast aluminum, and is hollow in the rear. A light system is bolted in between Joseph and Jesus. The Double Jay Construction Company installed the sculpture. IAS files contain a photograph of the statue being installed, from Campus (University of Dayton, OH), Feb. 15, 1991, pg. 1. IAS files contain an unpublished meditation on the sculpture by Joseph H. Lackner, dated April 1991.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Campus (Dayton, OH), Feb. 15, 1991, pg. 1.
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 OH000215
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
OH000215
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