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Giorgio, Falvi,
Religion -- New Testament
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Morgan City
Sculpture
Our Lady, Star of the Sea, (sculpture).
Artist:
Giorgio, Falvi, sculptor.
Title:
Our Lady, Star of the Sea, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Mary, Star of the Sea, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated July 27, 1975.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: white Carrara marble; Base: white Carrara marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 6 in. x 18 in. x 13 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. x 20 in. x 15 in.
Inscription:
(Front of base:) OUR LADY/STAR/OF THE SEA/HELP AND/PROTECT/US/(lower, on bronze plaque, incised lettering:) MARY STAR OF THE SEA/STAR OF THE SEA, GREAT MOTHER OF GOD AND/OUR MOTHER, YOU KNOW ALL THE DANGERS OF/SOUL AND BODY THAT THREATEN SEAMEN, PRO-/TECT YOUR SONS WHO SAIL THE SEAS, AND PRO-/TECT ALSO THEIR FAMILIES THAT AWAIT THEIR/RETURN. STAR OF THE SEA, MOTHER OF THE/CHURCH, GIVE LIGHT AND STRENGTH TO THOSE/PRIESTS AND LAYMEN WHO BRING THE LOVE OF/YOUR DIVINE SON AMONG SEAMEN . FILL THEIR/HEARTS WITH A SUPERNATURAL AND LIFE-GIVING/ZEAL FOR THE APOSTOLATE. STAR OF THE SEA./LIGHT SHINING IN THE DARKNESS. BE A GUIDE/TO THOSE WHO SAIL AMID THE STORMS AND/DANGERS OF LIFE. STIR UP IN THEIR MIDST/THE HEARTS OF ARDENT APOSTLES AND BRING US/ALL TO THE SAFETY OF HEAVEN'S PORT./SACRED HEART OF JESUS. HAVE MERCY ON ALL/THOSE WHO SAIL THE SEAS. O. STAR OF THE/SEA. HELP AND PROTECT US FROM THE DANGER/OF HURRICANES AND FLOODS. AMEN./SCULPTURED BY/FALVI GIORGIO IN CARRARA, ITALY/ERECTED BY/OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA ROSARY GROUP/DEDICATED JULY 27, 1975 unsigned
Description:
Mary stands wearing robes, her head uncovered, her hands clasped in prayer. The sculpture is mounted upon a rectangular base, and set upon a square foundation, surrounded by shrubs, with a spotlight directed upon it.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Morgan City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Star of the Sea Society, 2620 Hemlock, Morgan City, Louisiana 70380
Located Brashier Street median at Federal Street, Morgan City, Louisiana
Remarks:
Erected by Our Lady Star of the Sea Rosary Group, and sculpted in Carrara, Italy.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1996.
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 LA000474
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