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Mercy, (sculpture). Artist:  Poller, Marion B., sculptor. Modern Art Foundry, founder. Title:  Mercy, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Madonna and the Heroic Figure of Youth, (sculpture). Dates:  1985-1988. Installed Oct. 11, 1988. Copyrighted 1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 x 8 x 6 ft.; Base: approx. 8 x 8 x 6 ft. Inscription:  Marion B. Poller (copyright symbol) 1988/Modern Art Foundry, Inc. New York, NY (On plaque in front:) WITH THE STRENGTH OF GREAT LOVE.../WE SEND YOU ON./This monument is dedicated to the memory of/AGNES KOEHLER/By her family, friends, and the business/associates of her husband/FREDERICK W. KOEHLER JR./friend and benefactor of/St. Mary's Children and Family Services./The Madonna/embodies all those at St. Mary's-past, present and into the future/whose talents, counsel and guidance, bear testimony and bring to life,/the mission of the Sisters of Mercy, begun here in 1894./The heroic figure of youth/represents all those young men and women who have come our way,/and who have left, richer for having experienced themselves, as/persons worthy of love, admiration and challenge/1988 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length figure of the Madonna stands with a young man. Her proper left hand is on the back of the male figure in a guiding gesture. Her proper right hand is extended in front of her. The male figure wears a sweater and trousers. He carries books in his proper left hand. Subject:  Religion -- New Testament -- Mary Allegory -- Quality -- Charity Allegory -- Life -- Youth Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Syosset Sculpture Owner:  St. Mary's Children and Family Services, Convent Road, Syosset, New York Remarks:  Commissioned by the Board of Directors of St. Mary's and erected in memory of Agnes Koehler. References:  Roller, Marion, 1993. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. 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 NY001781   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001781 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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