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Religion -- New Testament
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana
Sculpture
Virgin Mary, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Virgin Mary, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed May 6, 1956.
Medium:
Marble on a limestone block.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 12 ft. x 4 ft. x 2 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 12 ft. x 100 in. x 100 in.
Inscription:
(Pedestal front:) I AM ALL THINE/MY QUEEN MY MOTHER/AND ALL THAT I HAVE/IS THINE (Metal plaque pedestal front:) 1916 + 1961/IN LOVING MEMORY OF/REV. C.P. BERGAIN/PAST DIOCESAN SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR/OF THE LEGION OF MARY/THIS PLAQUE IS GRATEFULLY/DEDICATED TO THIS DEVOTED SERVANT OF MARY/WHOSE INSPIRATION/BUILT THIS SHRINE/MAY 6, 1956.
Description:
A standing heroic figure of Mary, heavily robed and hooded. Her hands are extended palm upward in front of her and in them is an oversized wooden rosary. She is flanked by two urns on the third tier of the pedestal.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Diocese of Gary, 9292 1 Broadway, Merrillville, Indiana 46410
Located Lake County, Indiana
Remarks:
The piece is located on the west side of US 41 between the towns of Cedar Lake and St. John, IN.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana 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 IN000200
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