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Varga, Ferenc,
Nowicki, Bruno,
Portrait male -- Pope John Paul II
Occupation -- Religion
Dress -- Ecclesiastical
Ethnic -- Polish
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Hamtramck
Relief
Sculpture
A Tribute to Pope John Paul II, (sculpture).
Artist:
Varga, Ferenc, 1912- , sculptor.
Nowicki, Bruno, designer.
Title:
A Tribute to Pope John Paul II, (sculpture).
Dates:
1982. Dedicated Oct. 26, 1982.
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 8 x 6 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 24 x 24 x 12 ft.
Inscription:
(On relief portrait on base:) F VARGA 1982 (Near top of tower, incised on front:) POPE/JOHN PAUL II/KAROL WOJTYLA/OF/POLAND (Below relief portrait on rectangular block, raised letters:) A TRIBUTE TO POPE JOHN PAUL/(Incised letters:) BY CARDINAL MERCIER COUNCIL 2723, KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS/AND THE CITY OF HAMTRAMCK/DEDICATED OCTOBER 26, 1982/BY ARCHBISHOP EDMUND SZOKA OF DETROIT/COMMEMORATING THE POPE'S VISIT TO HAMTRAMCK, SEPT. 22, 1969/AS KAROL CARDINAL WOJTYLA OF POLAND/(First column, incised:) BRUNO NOWICKI/DESIGNER & BUILDER/FERENCE VARGA/SCULPTOR (Second column, incised:) COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN/ROBERT KOZAREN, MAYOR/JOHN J. KRAIZA/WALTER J. KUSH signed
Description:
A portrait of Pope John Paul II. He stands atop a tower, with throne chair behind him. He is dressed in clerical robes, and his arms are outstretched before him, palms down in gesture of blessing. At the base of the tower is a low wall and rectangular block, with a relief profile head of the Pope, two plaques and incised text.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Pope John Paul II -- Full length
Occupation -- Religion -- Pope
Dress -- Ecclesiastical
Ethnic -- Polish
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Hamtramck
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Hamtramck, Mayor's Office, 3401 Evaline, Hamtramck, Michigan 48212
Located Jos Campau at Belmont, Hamtramck, Michigan
Remarks:
Commemorates the Pope's visit to Hamtramck in September 22, 1969. Dedicated by Archbishop Edmund Szoka of Detroit.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1994.
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 MI000339
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