Mary and Child, (sculpture).

Mary and Child, (sculpture).

Janis, Caroline Risque, 1883-1952, sculptor.

Mary and Child, (sculpture).

Dedicated 1935.

Digital Reference:

Approx. 12 ft. x 40 in. x 30 in.

(On corner stone, base proper left, east facade:) MCMXXXV

Figure of Mary dressed in a helmet-like head cover, a tunic and a cloak draped over her shoulders, standing with her arms at her side and palms open in gesture of offering the child standing before her. The child wears a long robe and has his arms crossed at his chest. There is a halo behind his head. Sculpture is set on a pedestal on the front facade of a church.

Religion -- New Testament -- Mary

Religion -- New Testament -- Christ

Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Helena

Architectural component

Saint Mary Catholic Church, 123 Columbia Street, Upper facade of the main church, faces East, Helena, Arkansas 72342

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas survey, 1994.

State of Arkansas, Department of Arkansas Heritage, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, 2018.

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