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History -- United States
Homage -- Haines, Milton
Occupation -- Military
Religion -- New Testament
Animal -- Reptile
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Arcadia
Sculpture
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1950.
Medium:
Figure: concrete, painted; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 5 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft. 4 in. x 1 ft. 7 in.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
(Plaque on base, raised:) 1941 (cross) (relief emblem of an eagle clutching a flag) (cross) 1945/HONOR ROLL WORLD WAR II/(list of approximately 172 names in three columns)/IN MEMORY OF SGT. MILTON HAINES A.A.F./MISSING IN ACTION OVER TOKYO MAY 24, 1945 unsigned
Description:
The Virgin Mary wears robes and a veil, holding her hands outstretched with palms upward. She stands barefoot on a mound, stepping on a serpent. She is mounted on a tall base with a plaque.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War II
Homage -- Haines, Milton
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
Animal -- Reptile -- Snake
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Arcadia
Sculpture
Owner:
Our Lady's Catholic Church, Washington Street, Arcadia, Wisconsin
Remarks:
Figure commemorates Sgt. Milton Haines, missing in action over Tokyo, 1945. IAS files contain transcription of names on plaque.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin 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 WI000136
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
WI000136
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