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Hopen, W. D.,
Wegner Metal Arts,
Figure group -- Female
Occupation -- Religion
Dress -- Ecclesiastical
State of Being -- Illness
Allegory -- Quality
Emblem -- Cross
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Baton Rouge
Sculpture
Sister of Healing, (sculpture).
Artist:
Hopen, W. D., sculptor.
Wegner Metal Arts, founder.
Title:
Sister of Healing, (sculpture).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1988. Dedicated March 16, 1989.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: brick with tile.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. 10 in. x 7 ft. x 4 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. 34 in. x 11 ft. x 3 ft. 11 in.
Inscription:
(copyright symbol) 88 Wegner Metal Arts unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
An ailing, elderly woman reclines with her back propped by a pillow. Seated to her proper right and facing her is a nun wearing a habit, a crucifix, and a robe. The nun holds the elderly woman's proper right hand in her own proper left hand and she holds the woman's proper left wrist with her proper right hand.
Subject:
Figure group -- Female
Occupation -- Religion -- Nun
Dress -- Ecclesiastical
State of Being -- Illness
Allegory -- Quality -- Charity
Emblem -- Cross
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Baton Rouge
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady,
Located Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center, 5000 Hennessy Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Remarks:
Dedicated in recognition of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1995.
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 LA000234
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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