Mother and Child, (sculpture).

Mother and Child, (sculpture).

Maluda, John J., sculptor.

Hammon, Stratton O., architect.

Robert Struck and Son, contractor.

Mother and Child, (sculpture).

1955. Dedicated June 17, 1955.

Digital Reference:

Keene Quarry limestone.

Approx. 4 x 5 x 1 ft. (3,000 lbs.).

A bas-relief carving of a female from the neck up, seen in proper right profile, holding a child in her hands. The relief is on the Salvation Army building facade.

Figure group -- Family -- Mother & Child

Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Louisville

Architectural component

Salvation Army Home and Hospital, 512 West Kentucky Street, Facade above entrance, Louisville, Kentucky 40202

The relief was commissioned for the new Salvation Army building, dedicated June 17, 1955. The building was designed as a home for unwed mothers. The building's architect was Stratton O. Hammon. The relief was donated by the artist. Contractor Robert Struck and Son installed the relief. IAS files contain excerpt from Bob Hill's "The Survivors," Louisville, KY: The Manic Depressive and Depressive Association of Louisville, 1990, pg. 81; and 1955 article from The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY).

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1994.

The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), 1955.

Hill, Rob "The Survivors," Louisville, KY: The Manic Depressive and Depressive Association of Louisville, 1990, pg. 81.

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