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Religion -- Saint
Object -- Written Matter
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis
Sculpture
St. Louise de Marillac, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
St. Louise de Marillac, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Saint Louise de Marillac, (sculpture).
Dates:
1958. Relocated 1989.
Medium:
Stone on a stone base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. 7 in. x 1 ft. 10 in. x 8 in.; Base: approx. 1 x 2 x 2 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Standing figure of St. Louise and a child. St. Louise is dressed in a religious robe with a drape over her head holding a book in her proper left hand. The girl stands at her side, her hands clasped, looking up at St. Louise.
Subject:
Religion -- Saint -- St. Louise
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by St. Vincent Hospital/New Hope Group Home, 8450 Payne Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268
Located New Hope Center, 7900 Payne Road, Indianapolis, Indiana
Provenance:
Formerly located St. Vincent Hospital, North Capital Avenue & Fall Creek, Indianapolis, Indiana until 1989.
Remarks:
IAS files contain a copy of an unidentified article about the moving of the statue. The piece was originally located across from the old St. Vincent's Hospital at North Capital Avenue and Fall Creek. The statue marked the Ladies of Charity Office. When the Ladies of Charity disbanded, the statue was put in storage until the summer of 1988, when owner donated statue to Hospital at New Hope Center, 7900 Payne Road. The inscription on a bronze plaque in front of the statue reads: St. Louise de Marillac, patron saint of all social/work was co-founder of the Daughters of Charity/of St. Vincent de Paul in 1633. This statue originally/dedicated in memory of Sister Ursula Fenton.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1992.
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 IN000037
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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