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Galiwas, Ruth,
Mussner C. Vincenzo,
Religion -- Saint
Figure female -- Child
Object -- Written Matter
Occupation -- Education
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Metairie
Sculpture
St. Angela Merici Statue, (sculpture).
Artist:
Galiwas, Ruth, sculptor.
Mussner C. Vincenzo, founder.
Title:
St. Angela Merici Statue, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Saint Angela Merici Statue, (sculpture).
Dates:
1984. Dedicated June 1984.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Statue: bronze; Base: exposed aggregate finished concrete.
Dimensions:
Statue: approx: 60 1/2 x 28 x 14 in.; Base: approx. 10 x 26 x 26 in.
Inscription:
(On front of plinth:) ST. ANGELA MERICI (On side of plinth:) Ruth Galiwas/Alon Company/New Orleans, LA/1984 Mussner C. Vincenzo/Ortisei, Italy signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Standing figure of St. Angela Merici as a young woman wearing a calf-length dress and sandals. She holds a book in her proper right hand. Her proper left hand holds the proper right hand of a young girl standing by her side. The child is barefoot and wears a calf-length dress. She holds a book by her side in her proper left hand. The statue is mounted on a base in the center of a flower bed situated in a covered stairwell.
Subject:
Religion -- Saint -- St. Angela Merici
Figure female -- Child -- Full length
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Occupation -- Education
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Metairie
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by St. Angela Merici Church, 901 Beverly Gardens Drive, Metairie, Louisiana 70002
Located Corner of Melody & Pamona, Metairie, Louisiana
Remarks:
St. Angela Merici formed the Company of St. Ursula in 1535, the first teaching order for young girls. IAS files contain separate dimensions for female figure and child figure.
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 LA000150
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
LA000150
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