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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Fort Wayne
     
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    Blessed Virgin, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Blessed Virgin, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Cast ca. 1943 or before.
    Medium: 
    Statue: concrete, painted; Grotto and niche: rough split fieldstone, painted, mortar, and seashells.
    Dimensions: 
    Statue: approx. 5 ft. x 27 in. x 17 in.; Grotto: 14 x 16 x 5 ft.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    The Virgin Mary stands dressed in robes with her hands outstretched. Her robe is pink, and her head and veil are blue. Her barefoot protrudes from beneath her robe and steps on a snake that encircles her. The statue is in a niche in a grotto-like setting. The niche is blue with seashells above Mary's head.
    Subject: 
    Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
    Animal -- Reptile -- Snake
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Fort Wayne
    Grotto
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    St. Andrew's Catholic Church, 2610 New Haven Avenue, Back entrance, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46803
    Remarks: 
    Mortar and seashells in the niche over the statue are recent additions.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana 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 IN000403
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