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Tremonte, Mary Peter,
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- New Testament
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Tyler
Sculpture
The Presentation in the Temple, (sculpture).
Artist:
Tremonte, Mary Peter, 1930- , sculptor.
Title:
The Presentation in the Temple, (sculpture).
Dates:
1988. Dedicated May 1988.
Medium:
Bronze.
Dimensions:
Approx. 7 x 5 x 2 ft.
Inscription:
(On plinth near Joseph's proper left foot:) S.M.P. TREMONTE O.P. (copyright symbol) 1988 signed
Description:
Depicts the Joseph, Simeon, and the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus. Joseph and Mary stand together on the same bronze plinth, positioned on a step on a terraced plaza. Simeon stands on a seperate plinth. All of the figures wear long flowing robes. Joseph holds a cage containing two birds for sacrifice. He wears a head covering, a shawl and has a full beard. Mary wears a long shawl over her head and another draped over her shoulders and arms. She holds Jesus in her proper right arm. Simeon wears a yarmulke, a long fringed shawl, and has a full beard. He raises his proper left hand, as if in blessing, and stretches his proper right hand forward to touch Jesus.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Holy Family
Religion -- New Testament -- Simeon
Animal -- Bird
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Tyler
Sculpture
Owner:
Mother Frances Hospital, Community Affairs, 800 East Dawson, Plaza, Tyler, Texas 75701
Remarks:
Inscription on bronze plaque mounted on granite plaza to the left of the figural group reads: THE PRESENTATION IN THE TEMPLE/A GIFT FROM THE HOSPITAL/TO THE SISTERS OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH,/COMMEMORATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF/MOTHER FRANCES HOSPITAL/MARCH 19, 1937 TO 1987/DEDICATED MAY, 1988/SISTER MARY PETER TREMONTE, O.P., SCULPTOR.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas 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 TX000027
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