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Unknown (Italian),
Religion -- New Testament
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Windthorst
Grotto
Sculpture
Our Lady of Highway 281, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown (Italian), sculptor.
Title:
Our Lady of Highway 281, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
St. Mary's Grotto, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1949. Dedicated Aug. 22, 1950.
Medium:
Sculpture: Italian stone; Grotto: granite, ceramic tile, glass bottles, mirrors, concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. x W. 2 ft.; Grotto: approx. H. 30 ft. x W. 35 ft. (1600 lbs.)
Inscription:
(Engraved on base of shrine:) Perpetual Help unsigned
Description:
Grotto set into a hill. Inside the grotto is a stone figure of Mary and an altar. The grotto is constructed of native stone and granite, broken ceramic tiles, glass, coke bottles, mirrors and concrete.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Windthorst
Grotto
Sculpture
Owner:
St. Mary's Church, 101 Church, Windthorst, Texas 76389
Remarks:
The grotto was built by members of the community and is dedicated to the safe return home of the town's 64 enlisted servicemen in World War II. The grotto was funded by the servicemen. A nearby plaque lists their names. Cost of the grotto was approx. $4,000. The sculpture of Mary was imported from Italy. The grotto was built of native stone and granite taken from the Wichita Mountains. IAS files contain copy of related article from The North Central Texas Free Press, Jan. 17, 1986. IAS files contain copy of related excerpt from William Syers' "Off the Beaten Trail", Waco, TX: Texas Press, 1971, pg. 466-469.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
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 TX001012
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Inventory of American Sculpture
TX001012
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