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Ecce Homo, St. Joseph, 4 Evangelists, (sculpture). Artist:  Lachin, Angelo, sculptor. Lachin, Victor, sculptor. Burk, William Richard, architect. Joseph Fromherz, Inc., contractor. Title:  Ecce Homo, St. Joseph, 4 Evangelists, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Ecce Home, Saint Joseph, Four Evangelists, (sculpture) Dates:  ca. 1926. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Painted cast stone of marble dust and concrete. Dimensions:  Ecce Homo with two angels: approx. H. 3 1/2 ft. x W. 10 ft.; Each evangelist: approx. H. 4 ft. x W. 2 ft.; St. Joseph: approx. H. 6 ft. x W. 2 1/2 ft. Description:  Figures and reliefs on the facade of a church featuring Spanish Revival architecture. At the apex of the facade, above a large center window, a full-length figure of St. Joseph holds the baby Jesus in his proper left hand and a staff in his proper right hand. On either side of St. Joseph are two of the four figures of the evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. A relief of the coat of arms of Archbishop Shaw is above each of two smaller windows on either side of the center window. Below the center window and directly above the center doorway are reliefs of the ecce homo (head of Christ) and two praying angels, one on either side of the ecce homo. A relief of a lamb and another of a pelican are located above respective doorways on either side of the center doorway. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Joseph Religion -- Saint -- St. Matthew Religion -- Saint -- St. Mark Religion -- Saint -- St. Luke Religion -- Saint -- St. John Religion -- New Testament -- Christ Religion -- Angel Religion -- Prayer Emblem -- Coat of Arms Animal -- Bird -- Pelican Animal -- Sheep Object Type:  Architectural component Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Gretna Sculpture Owner:  St. Joseph Church, 610 Sixth Street, Gretna, Louisiana 70053 Remarks:  Angelo and Victor Lachin are said to have pioneered cast stone of marble dust and concrete in America. Nearby plaque reads: ST. JOSEPH CHURCH/ARCHDIOCEAN BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION/1973. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana, New Orleans survey, 1993. 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 LA000106   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture LA000106 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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