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Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- Saint
History -- United States
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Cebolleta
Grotto
Sculpture
Los Portales, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Los Portales, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1950.
Medium:
Sculpture: ceramic, concrete and stone, painted; Niche: brick.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 12 x 10 x 8 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Shrine consists of a full-length figure of Mary in a hooded flowing garment in a narrow niche with an apexed top. A kneeling figure of St. Bernadette of Lourdes is placed on a square base to the left.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
Religion -- Saint -- St. Bernadette
History -- United States -- New Mexico
History -- United States -- Cebolleta
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Cebolleta
Grotto
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Cebolleta, New Mexico
Located Three miles north of Cebolleta, Cebolleta, New Mexico
Remarks:
The Shrine was erected by the women of Cebolleta in thanks that their husbands and sons returned safely from an Indian raid. The St. Bernadette figure was a later addition. IAS files include a related article from New Mexico Magazine, Nov. 1990.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1994.
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 NM000484
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NM000484
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