Los Portales, (sculpture).

Los Portales, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Los Portales, (sculpture).

Sculpture: ceramic, concrete and stone, painted; Niche: brick.

Overall: approx. 12 x 10 x 8 ft.

Shrine consists of a full-length figure of Mary in a hooded flowing garment in a narrow niche with an apexed top. A kneeling figure of St. Bernadette of Lourdes is placed on a square base to the left.

Religion -- New Testament -- Mary

Religion -- Saint -- St. Bernadette

History -- United States -- New Mexico

History -- United States -- Cebolleta

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Cebolleta

Administered by Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Cebolleta, New Mexico

Located Three miles north of Cebolleta, Cebolleta, New Mexico

The Shrine was erected by the women of Cebolleta in thanks that their husbands and sons returned safely from an Indian raid. The St. Bernadette figure was a later addition. IAS files include a related article from New Mexico Magazine, Nov. 1990.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1994.

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