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Martin Marty O. S. B., (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Martin Marty O. S. B., (sculpture). Other Titles:  Bishop Martin Marty, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1919. Medium:  Sculpture: painted cast concrete figure with a steel staff; Base: brick on a concrete base. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 72 x 30 x 19 in.; Base: approx. 58 x 33 x 33 in. Inscription:  (On plaque on base:) MARTIN MARTY O.S.B./PIONEER BISHOP/APOSTLE OF THE/SIOUX INDIANS/1834-1896 (Plaque also includes a shield with a figurative emblem surrounded by decorative tassels and topped with a cross) (Under shield:) DEFENDE NOS. unsigned Description:  Full-length portrait of Bishop Martin Marty in the vestments of his office, including long robe, mitre (pointed hat), and crucifix. He holds a staff in his proper left hand. His proper right hand is raised with index and middle fingers extended in a gesture of blessing. Subject:  Portrait male -- Marty, Martin -- Full length Occupation -- Religion -- Bishop Dress -- Ecclesiastical Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- South Dakota -- Yankton Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Mt. Marty Monastery, 1105 West 8th Street, Yankton, South Dakota 57078 Located Mt. Marty College, 1105 West 8th Street, Yankton, South Dakota 57078 Provenance:  Formerly located Sacred Heart Convent, Yankton, South Dakota Remarks:  Martin Marty O.S.B., Pioneer Bishop/Defende Nos./Apostle of the Sioux Indians 1834-1896, was erected by the Knights of Columbus, Marty Council, of Yankton, in 1919. He was born in 1834 in Switzerland, and was the first abbot of St. Meinrad's Abbey in Indiana. He arrived in Yankton in 1876 in response to a call for missionaries to the Native American communities. He opened a school for Native American boys, and convinced the Benedictine Sisters who had come from Switzerland to Missouri, to come to Yankton and open a girls' school. He was given the Indian name "Blackrobe Lean Chief." Later he became the first bishop of the Sioux Falls Diocese. The sculpture originally stood at the Sacred Heart Convent in Yankton. A replica stands at Bede Hall on the campus of Mt. Marty College. For additional information see: "The Black Robe Lean Chief," by Robert Karolevitz. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Dakota survey, 1993. SOS Assessment Award, 2000. Inventory staff, 2001. 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 SD000090   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture SD000090 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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