Mother and Child, (sculpture).

Mother and Child, (sculpture).

Price, Charlotte Williams, 1926- , sculptor.

Melillo, Larry, landscape architect.

Ritter, Don, fabricator.

Bright Foundry, founder.

Mother and Child, (sculpture).

Cast 1991. Dedicated May 16, 1991.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone.

Sculpture: approx. 42 x 17 x 29 in.; Base: approx. 16 x 36 x 30 in.

(On plaque on front of base:) "The Holy Spirit will come upon you And the power of the most high will overwhelm you Therefore the child to be born Will be called Holy, the Son of God." (Luke 1) (On plaque on top of fountain wall:) Sculpture in loving memory of Margaretta and Louis W. Mohlenkamp

A fountain sculpture of Mary as a young mother, kneeling and leaning back, holding the toddler Jesus on her lap with both arms out. She has straight, shoulder-length hair and bare feet. Jesus stands with both feet resting on his mother's thighs, leaning back slightly, as she supports him from behind. He stretches his arms out towards her. The sculpture is mounted atop a rectangular base of rough-hewn stone that rests in a slightly oval fountain pool filled with pebbles and stones. Jets of water project out of the pebbles in the pool on either side of the sculpture. The fountain is situated in a prayer garden where it is partially enclosed by bushes and trees.

Religion -- New Testament -- Mary

Religion -- New Testament -- Christ

Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Louisville

Holy Spirit Church, 3345 Lexington Road, In Prayer Garden, Louisville, Kentucky 40206

The sculpture and Prayer Garden were commissioned in 1991 by the Holy Spirit Church in memory of Lewis and Margaretta Mohlenkamp, longtime parishioners of the church, who both died in the 1980s. Funding for the sculpture came from the Mohlenkamp's estate. Landscape architect for the project was Larry Melillo. Mary Webb was the design consultant. The stonemason was Don Ritter. The sculpture and Prayer Garden were dedicated on May 16, 1991 at the conclusion of a Marian service at the church. IAS files contain a May 23, 1991 clipping from an unidentified source.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1994.

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