Guardian Angel, (sculpture).

Guardian Angel, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Guardian Angel, (sculpture).

Sculpture: marble; Platform: cement; Base: brick.

Sculpture: approx. 48 1/2 x 17 x 12 in.; Platform: approx. 3 x 33 x 33 in.; Base: approx. 35 x 25 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.

(Plaque on front of plinth, raised:) IN MEMORY OF/EMIL O. FISHER/1956 unsigned

A guardian angel stands with her back to a cross with a child before her to her proper left side. The angel has shoulder-length hair, a large set of unopened wings, and wears robes. The proper left hand of the angel is on the child's forehead. The child wears robes, has shoulder-length hair, and lifts its proper right hand up to the angel, who holds it with her proper right hand. The child's holds a doll with its proper left hand by its side. The child is barefoot, and one bare foot of the angel protrudes from beneath her robes. The sculpture has a plaque on its plinth and is mounted on top of a cement platform that is atop a brick base.

Religion -- Angel

Allegory -- Other -- Vigilance

Homage -- Fisher, Emil O.

Emblem -- Cross

Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Garden Plain

St. Anthony School, 635 North Main, Garden Plain, Kansas 67050

In memory of Emil O. Fisher.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita survey, 1994.

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