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Madonna Queen of the Universe, (sculpture). Artist:  Minerbi, Arrigo, sculptor. Unknown (Italy), founder. Title:  Madonna Queen of the Universe, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 16, 1954. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze and copper; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 35 ft. (6 tons). Description:  A figure of Mary in traditional robes stands on a sphere. Her proper right arm is raised and her proper left arm is extended. The sculpture is installed in a large niche on the front of a ninety-foot tall "tower throne" structure at the Madonna Queen National Shrine. Subject:  Religion -- New Testament -- Mary Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Don Orione Fathers, 111 Orient Avenue, Don Orione Home, Boston, Massachusetts 02128 Located Madonna Queen National Shrine, 111 Orient Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts Remarks:  The sculpture is a copy of the Madonna sculpture Minerbi designed for the shrine to Mary built in Rome by the Roman Friends of Don Orione in gratitude for Rome having been spared destruction during World War II. The original sculpture is located at Monte Mario and was seen by the Massachusetts commissioner of public works, John A. Volpe, and Biagio Farese, a Boston radio broadcaster, who inquired about obtaining one for Boston. Minerbi agreed to execute a second sculpture and funds amounting to more than $28,000 were collected. IAS files contain an advertising supplement from the Boston Globe entitled "The Don Orione Fathers Madonna Queen National Shrine," Sept. 10, 1978, pg. 1-8 References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. Illustration:  Boston Globe, Sept. 10, 1978, advertising supplement cover. 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 MA000202   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000202 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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