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Unknown (Bavarian),
Gaul, Hermann J.,
Gaul, Christopher,
Gaul, Jacob,
Royal Art Academy,
Daprato Statuary Company,
Religion -- New Testament
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Donaldson
Architectural component
Sculpture
Blessed Virgin Mary, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown (Bavarian), sculptor.
Gaul, Hermann J., 1869-1949, architect.
Gaul, Christopher, contractor.
Gaul, Jacob, contractor.
Royal Art Academy, fabricator.
Daprato Statuary Company, contractor.
Title:
Blessed Virgin Mary, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Ancilla Domini, (sculpture).
Dates:
1921. Dedicated July 15, 1921.
Medium:
Carrara marble.
Dimensions:
Approx. 8 x 3 x 2 1/2 ft.
Description:
The Virgin Mary stands wearing robes, her hands clasped in prayer. The sculpture is placed in a decorated niche near the top of a gabled facade.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Donaldson
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ Ministry Center, P. O. Box 1, Motherhouse/Convent Ancilla Dominici, niche above entrance, Donaldson, Indiana 46513
Remarks:
Sculpture was created by a seventy-year old Bavarian man and fabricated by the Royal Art Academy of Munich. It was a gift to the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ by the Gaul Brothers of Chicago. Herman Gaul was the architect of the building, which was completed in 1923; Christopher Gaul was the contractor; Jacob Gaul was proprietor of Daprato Statuary Company in Chicago. Sculpture was blessed by Rev. Joseph Daniel Metzler. Mary originally wore a crown, and it is now displayed in the building. IAS files contain an information sheet, and a brochure entitled "Welcome! Self-Guided Walking Tour," both from the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ Ministry Center.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana 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 IN000651
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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