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Tremonte, Mary Peter,
Religion -- Saint
Object -- Written Matter
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Houston
Sculpture
Saint Dominic, (sculpture).
Artist:
Tremonte, Mary Peter, 1930- , sculptor.
Title:
Saint Dominic, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1983. Dedicated Sept. 25, 1983.
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: granite; Dias: cement.
Dimensions:
Base: approx. 15 x 48 x 18 in.
Inscription:
(On back, lower right side of sculpture:) "1982 SMP Tremonte O. P." (Around the front of slab that figure stands on, incised:) "Laudare Benedicere Praedicare" (On top of slab, behind feet:) "S. Mary Peter Tremonte O. P., sculptor- 1882-1982 (symbol) (On bronze plaque on front of base:) "Give to others the fruits of your contemplation"/Saint Dominic Guzman/Founder of the Order of Preachers/Dedicated September 25, 1983/To Commemorate the Centennial Year/of the Dominican Sisters of Houston, Texas" signed
Description:
A bearded Saint Dominic stands wearing a Dominican habit with a mid-length scapula, a cloak and sandals. His proper left hand is upraised and holds a book in his proper right hand. On the figure's base, between the feet, is the symbol of a dog lying down with a branch in its mouth. The figure is mounted upon an octagonal base with an inscribed plaque on the front, set on top of an octagonal dias. Figure is set within the middle of a traffic circle.
Subject:
Religion -- Saint -- St. Dominic
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Houston
Sculpture
Owner:
Sacred Heart Convent, 6501 Alameda Road, Houston, Texas 77004
Remarks:
Saint Dominic Guzman was the founder of the Order of Preachers. Figure was dedicated to commemorate the centennial year of the Dominican Sisters of Houston, Texas.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas 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 TX000557
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Inventory of American Sculpture
TX000557
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