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Alvernia, (sculpture). Artist:  Fedrowski, M. Theodorette, sculptor. Title:  Alvernia, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 3, 1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze with brown patina; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 x 3 x 1 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 4 x 4 x 3 ft. Inscription:  (On bronze plaque on base:) ALVERNIA unsigned Description:  Abstract sculpture consisting of an outstretched hand with five rays shooting up from it. Behind the hand is a vertical series of layered steel cutouts depicting a six-winged seraph reaching to the sun. The bronze sculpture has a brown patina and sits on a rough-hewn granite base. Subject:  Abstract Figure -- Fragment -- Hand Religion -- Angel Religion -- New Testament -- Christ Religion -- Saint -- St. Francis Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Reading Sculpture Owner:  Alvernia College, 400 St. Bernadine Street, Reading, Pennsylvania Remarks:  Nearby plaque: "Alvernia. On Monte Alvernia, St. Francis received the stigmata--the wounds of Christ. This sculpture symbolizes: Christ's hand - Francis' stigmata; five rays - wounds of Christ; the wing - the crucified Lord as a six-winged seraph; the sunburst - the apex of Francis' pain - filled but enraptured ecstasy culminated in the hymn "The Canticle of Brother Sun". Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Sister M. Theodorette, CSB. Oct. 3, 1989." The artist, who had been a teacher at the college, donated the sculpture to the school. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania 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 PA001178   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001178 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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