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    		• Rodriguez Brothers Marble Works,
     
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    		• Religion -- New Testament
     
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    Immaculate Queen of the University, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Rodriguez Brothers Marble Works, contractor.
    Title: 
    Immaculate Queen of the University, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Marian Year Statue of Our Blessed Mother, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    July 1954. Dedicated Oct. 3, 1954.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: white Carrara marble; Shaft and base: Harmony Georgia Blue granite; Foundation: cement.
    Dimensions: 
    Overall: approx. H. 23 ft.; Sculpture: life-sized; Shaft: approx. H. 17 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On shaft:) AVE/MARIA (On base:) DEDICATED/TO/THE IMMACULATE QUEEN/OF/THE UNIVERSITY/MARIAN YEAR/1954
    Description: 
    A statue of the Virgin Mary atop a tall granite shaft. Mary stands on a globe with moon and stars, and crushes the head of a serpent with her heel. She wears long robes and a veil. Her hands are extended down and out. The shaft rests on an octagonal granite base on a circular cement foundation.
    Subject: 
    Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
    Object -- Other -- Globe
    Animal -- Reptile -- Snake
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- San Antonio
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by St. Mary's University, Marianist Archives, 2700 Cincinnati Avenue, San Antonio, Texas 78228
    Located St. Mary's University, In front of Administration Building, One Camino Santa Maria, San Antonio, Texas 78284
    Remarks: 
    Marble for the statue was quarried and sculpted in Carrara, Italy. The statue and shaft were erected by Rodriguez Brothers. The monument cost an estimated $2,000 and commemorates the one hundredth anniversary of the definition of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. IAS files contain a related article from The Rattler, St. Mary's University (San Antonio, TX), April 7, 1954, which describes the planning for the monument, and a copy of the dedication brochure.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, San Antonio survey, 1993.
    The Rattler, St. Mary's University (San Antonio, TX), April 7, 1954.
    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 TX000093
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