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Uriel and Jopiel, (sculpture). Artist:  O'Neill, Mary Gabriel, designer. McCarthy, Joseph W., architect. Fisher, Nairne W., architect. Carlson, Axel C., architect. Terebesy, Louis, carver. Wilson, John Francis, 1892-1957, carver. (possibly by) Engineering Sales Company, engineering firm. North Shore Stone Company, fabricator. Title:  Uriel and Jopiel, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Jopiel and Uriel, (sculpture). Jophiel and Uriel, (sculpture). Jehudiel and Uriel, (sculpture). Dates:  1929-1930. Dedicated 1930. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figures: gray Indiana limestone. Dimensions:  2 figures. Figures: each approx. W. 4 ft. D. 5 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Two four-story high figures of angels which project from the building's exterior on either side of the main entrance to the college building. On the right as you face the entrance is Uriel, one of the archangels of the Hebrew Midrash and apocryphal scriptures, whose name means Light of God. The angel holds the Book of Wisdom in his proper left hand and with the proper right hand points his forefinger to a cross located further up on the building's exterior. Uriel who is also known as the Regent of the Sun, is described in ecclesiastical writings as one who administers light and forgiveness of sins to the children of Israel. He is the teacher who inspired Esdras to write "Ecclesiasticus." Milton describes him in "Paradise Lost" as the "sharpest-sighted Spirit of all in Heaven." On the left as you face the entrance is the angel Jophiel (sometimes written as Jehudiel) who is the guardian of the Tree of Knowledge in Eden and the one who drove Adam and Eve from Paradise. The angel, whose name means Beauty of God, holds up a torch in his proper left hand and in his proper right hand holds a symbol of the earth surrounded with stars. Jophiel who is also known as the Renumerator, is described in ecclesiastical writings as the instructor of Noah, protector of all who seek truth, and enemy of all who pursue vain knowledge. Subject:  Religion -- Old Testament -- Angel Religion -- Old Testament -- Uriel Object -- Written Matter -- Book Literature -- Milton -- Paradise Lost Literature -- Character -- Uriel Religion -- Old Testament -- Jophiel Religion -- Old Testament -- Jehudiel Religion -- Old Testament -- Adam & Eve Object -- Other -- Torch Allegory -- Quality -- Beauty Allegory -- Quality -- Prudence Allegory -- Quality -- Truth Allegory -- Place -- Extraterrestrial Object Type:  Architectural component Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago Sculpture Owner:  Mundelein College of Loyola University, 6363 North Sheridan Road, Entrance, Chicago, Illinois 60660 Remarks:  In 1929, Mother Mary Isabella Kane, cofounder of Mundelein College, asked Sister Mary Gabriel O'Neill to design a pair of angels for the entrance of the proposed Mundelein College. O'Neill, an architect and artist, drew her inspiration for the angels from ecclesiastical writings and Milton's "Paradise Lost." Her watercolor renderings of the angels were incorporated into the design of the building by its architects, Nairne W. Fisher and Joseph McCarthy, who developed the full-size details for the pieces. Axel C. Carlson, head of Nairne Fisher's design department, assisted in developing the angel forms. Quarter scale models were prepared and the building's contractor, the Engineering Sales Company, had the pieces carved by the North Shore Stone Company in a very fine grade of Standard Gray Indiana Limestone. The carving was done at the building site by expert stone carvers, Louis Terebesy and possibly John Francis Wilson. IAS files contain unidentified articles and correspondence which describe the roles of all those who worked on the angels. IAS files contain related article from Chicago Sun-Times, Sept. 19, 1980. References:  Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 152-153. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 152. 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 87820084   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87820084 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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