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Blessed Mother, (sculpture). Artist:  Niccolini, G., sculptor. Title:  Blessed Mother, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Sacred Heart, (sculpture). World War II Plaques, (sculpture). Dates:  Figures: ca. 1930s; Plaques: ca. 1950s. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figures: marble; Base: concrete; Plaques: bronze. Dimensions:  2 figures. Each: approx. 6 ft. x 24 in. x 21 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. x 2 ft. 11 in. x 2 ft. 11 in. Inscription:  (On plinths, right side:) G. NICCOLINI ROMA. (On each plaque:) SAINT MICHAEL'S PARISH/IN LOVING MEMORY/TO HER SONS WHO MADE/THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/WORLD WAR II/(13 names follow on east plaque and 13 names follow on west plaque, with one additional name on a separate strip of bronze) MAY THEIR NOBLE SOULS/REST IN PEACE signed Description:  Figures of Mary and Jesus flank the Church entrance. Jesus stands on the left, wearing a flowing garment with a Sacred Heart emblem at his chest. His arms are upraised at chest level. Mary wears a flowing hooded garment whose edges are embellished with fleur de lis and foliate scrolls. Her hands are together in a prayer pose with rosary beads draped over them. The base of each figure bears a plaque listing names of parishioners who were killed in World War II. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War II Religion -- New Testament -- Christ Religion -- New Testament -- Mary Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Bridgeport Sculpture Owner:  Saint Michael's Roman Catholic Church, 310 Pulaski Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06608 Remarks:  The figures were installed in the 1930s by the then pastor of Saint Michael's Parish who acquired them on a visit to Rome. The plaques were added after World War II. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut 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 CT000348   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000348 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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