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Zeilinger, Ron,
Ethnic -- Indian
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- Saint
Religion -- New Testament
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Dakota -- Chamberlain
Sculpture
St. Joseph with Adolescent Christ, (sculpture).
Artist:
Zeilinger, Ron, sculptor.
Title:
St. Joseph with Adolescent Christ, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Christ with Guardian Joseph, (sculpture).
Saint Joseph with Adolescent Christ, (sculpture).
Dates:
1980. Dedicated Oct. 1980.
Medium:
Figures: welded Cor-Ten steel; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Figures: approx. 70 x 30 x 30 in.; Base: approx. 40 x 29 x 29 in.
Inscription:
(Plaque on front of base:) (in Lakota Sioux language) OGLIGLE WAKAN WAN JOSEPH EL HI NA HEYE: "MARY CINSKI/WA'KAN WAN YUHA KTE NAHAN JESUS ECIYAPI KTE OYATE/'TAWA KIN OWA'HTANI 'TAWAPI ETANHAN NIWICAKIYIN KTE"/MATTHEW/ (English translation on same plaque) THE ANGEL OF THE LORD TOLD JOSEPH ABOUT THE COMING/OF JESUS IN A DREAM. HE SAID, "MARY WILL HAVE A SON,/AND YOU SHALL CALL HIS NAME JESUS: FOR HE WILL SAVE/HIS PEOPLE FROM THEIR SINS"/MATTHEW unsigned
Description:
Two abstract full-length Native-American figures representing Joseph and Jesus standing erect, side-by-side. Both figures have long braided hair, necklaces, and a single feather hanging from the back of their heads. Both figures are draped with a robe or blanket. The smaller figure, representing a young Christ, holds in his proper right hand a shepherd's staff with four feathers hanging from the curved section of the staff. The bottom of the staff rests on the plinth. The figures stand on a box-shaped base with a plaque.
Subject:
Ethnic -- Indian
Religion -- New Testament -- Christ
Religion -- Saint -- St. Joseph
Religion -- New Testament -- Matthew
Dress -- Accessory -- Cane
Object -- Other -- Feather
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Dakota -- Chamberlain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by St. Joseph Indian School, Development Office, Chamberlain, South Dakota 57326
Located Akta Lakota Museum, Chamberlain, South Dakota
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Dakota 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 SD000026
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