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St Mary's Shrine, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown (Italian), sculptor. Carey, John J., architect. Ollinger, Tom, contractor. Title:  St Mary's Shrine, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Saint Mary's Shrine, (sculpture). Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and St. Catherine Laboure, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Nov. 14, 1954. Rededicated May 17, 1992. Medium:  Figures: marble; Base: painted concrete. Dimensions:  2 figures. Figure of Mary: approx. 5 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. 4 in.; Figure of St. Catherine: approx. 3 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 4 ft. x 9 ft. 10 in. x 7 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  (On right side of wall:) MARIAN/YEAR/1954 (On stone plaque on left side of wall:) STONE FROM RUINS OF 12th/CENTURY CRUSADERS CHURCH/OF THE ANNUNCIATION/IN NAZARETH unsigned Description:  Figures of the Virgin Mary and St. Catherine Laboure are placed atop a base consisting of an inscribed and decorated curved wall adjoining a low-lying platform with four planters on it. On the top center of the wall portion of base, the figure of the Virgin Mary stands upon stylized clouds holding an orb with both hands. She is dressed in a tunic and wrapped outer garment that covers her head. Near the edge of the platform portion of base, the figure of St. Catherine Laboure kneels before the Virgin Mary. Her hands are placed together in a gesture of prayer. She is dressed in a wide-brimmed hat and a religious habit with decorated rosary beads hanging from her proper left side. Subject:  Religion -- New Testament -- Mary Religion -- Saint -- St. Catherine Object -- Other -- Orb Object -- Other -- Rosary Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Mobile Sculpture Owner:  St. Mary's Church, Old Shell Road & Lafayette, Mobile, Alabama Remarks:  Given by parishioners of St. Mary's as a Marian Year tribute of devotion to the Mother of God. A stone taken from the ruins of the 12th century Crusaders' Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, Israel decorates the base. Figures were carved in Italy. IAS files contain a related excerpt from a parish brochure, "St. Mary of the Annunciation Parish: One Hundred Golden Years, 1867-1967"; and a related article from the Mobile Press Register (Alabama), May 9, 1992. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Mobile Press Register (AL), May 9, 1992. 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 AL000261   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AL000261 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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