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Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- Prayer
Object -- Other
Object -- Flower
Grotto
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Mobile
Sculpture
Our Lady of Lourdes and Kneeling Child, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Our Lady of Lourdes and Kneeling Child, (sculpture).
Medium:
Standing figure: painted concrete; Kneeling figure: painted marble; Niche: stone.
Dimensions:
2 figures. Standing figure: approx. 5 ft. x 1 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 4 in.; Kneeling figure: approx. 2 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. x 1 ft. 4 in.
Description:
Figure of Virgin Mary standing on rocks covered with vines. She wears a long dress and head covering and a rosary hangs from her proper right arm. She has roses on her bare feet which peek out from under her dress. Her hands are held together at her chest in a gesture of prayer and she is situated in a niche in a grotto setting. In front of her is a kneeling female child resembling Bernadette of Lourdes, wearing a long dress and head covering. She holds a rosary to her chest in her proper right hand. Her proper left arm is bent at her side and she holds a wooden candle in her hand.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
Religion -- Prayer
Object -- Other -- Rosary
Object -- Flower -- Rose
Object Type:
Grotto
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Mobile
Sculpture
Owner:
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 1621 Boykin Boulevard, Mobile, Alabama,
Remarks:
Nearby plaque reads: IN MEMORY OF/ADELE C. BOYLE/JUNE 16, 1909 - SEPTEMBER 2nd 1980/LIKE OUR BLESSED LADY,/A DEVOTED MOTHER, A PEACEFUL WOMAN,/WITH SIMPLE TASTES/WHO DIED AS SHE HAD LIVED-/IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH OUR LORD/R.J.P.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama 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 AL000106
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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