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Unknown (Italian),
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- Saint
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Two Inlets
Grotto
Sculpture
Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown (Italian), sculptor.
Title:
Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, (sculpture).
Dates:
1959 to present.
Medium:
Sculpture: bianco carrara marble; Grotto: concrete and split fieldstone.
Inscription:
(On halo around Mary's head:) I AM THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (On the left side of the grotto:) THIS GROTTO OF OUR LADY/ERECTED BY PARISHIONERS/IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/FATHERS DECKER AND ROCCA/AND ALL FORMER PASTORS/1907-1959 unsigned
Description:
An arched grotto with Mary standing in a niche toward its top and St. Bernadette kneeling in prayer outside of the grotto. Mary wears robes and a veil. She has a metal halo around her head and a rosary hangs from her proper right arm. Her hands are clasped in prayer. St. Bernadette wears a long-sleeved dress and a shawl or veil over her head. Her hands are clasped in prayer and a rosary is wrapped around them.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
Religion -- Saint -- St. Bernadette
Object -- Other -- Rosary
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Two Inlets
Grotto
Sculpture
Owner:
St. Mary's Catholic Church, Two Inlets, Minnesota 56470
Remarks:
After visiting the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in France, Father Joseph Moylan suggested building a replica of the grotto at Two Inlets. His parishioners approved and provided volunteer work to help create it. The sculptures were made by an Italian artist. IAS files contain a church pamphlet with information on the inspiration for and the construction of the grotto.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota 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 MN000348
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MN000348
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