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    		• Grazzi, Peter,
     
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    		• Van Abel, John,
     
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    		• Vignali & Tommasi Fonderia d'Arte,
     
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    		• Benson-Orth Associates,
     
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    		• Religion -- Saint
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Lebanese
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Shrine of St. Sharbel, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Grazzi, Peter, sculptor.
    Van Abel, John, landscape architect.
    Vignali & Tommasi Fonderia d'Arte, founder.
    Benson-Orth Associates, contractor.
    Title: 
    Shrine of St. Sharbel, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    St. Sharbel Makhlouf, (sculpture).
    Saint Sharbel Makhlouf, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned 1980. 1981. Dedicated Sept. 27, 1981.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 23 ft. 6 in. x 20 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 40 x 86 x 86 in.
    Inscription: 
    Fonderia/D'Arte/Fesconi (On plaque on self base:) ST. SHARBEL MAKHLOUF/MARONITE HERMITE/MONASTERY OF ST. MARON, ANNAYA, LEBANON/1828-1898 (On plaque on base, front east:) IN THANKSGIVING/THE FARHAT & RESHA/FAMILIES/DONORS/9-27-81 (On plaque on base, south:) ERECTED & DEDICATED/9-27-81/DURING THE PASTORATE OF/REV. MICHAEL T. HITTI Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Standing figure of St. Sharbel Makhlouf wears a long robe and a hood. He has a long beard. His palms are facing upward, and his eyes are downcast. The sculpture stands on a cross-shaped base.
    Subject: 
    Religion -- Saint -- St. Sharbel Makhlouf
    Ethnic -- Lebanese
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    St. Maron's Church, 602 University Avenue N.E., Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Remarks: 
    Gift of the Farhat and Resha families to commemorate the Church's 75th anniversary. St. Sharbel Makhlouf (1828-1898) was born Joseph Makhlouf in Lebanon. John Van Abel designed the grounds and the Minneapolis firm of Benson-Orth Associates executed the design. IAS files include a copy of the dedication brochure from the Church.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul 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 MN000245
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