Angel Guardian, (sculpture).

Angel Guardian, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Angel Guardian, (sculpture).

Statue: marble, painted white; Base: marble.

Statue: approx. 15 ft. x 26 in. x 26 in.; Base: approx. 10 x 26 x 26 in.

(On side of upper base: founder's mark) (On metal plaque on side of plinth:) Angel Guardian In Memory of/Mr. and Mrs./Clemens Hermes/1940 Founder's mark appears.

An angel with large full-length wings, dressed in a long tunic, stands with hands placed on the shoulders of a small child. The child, dressed in a simple tunic, folds its hands at chest level in a gesture of prayer. The statue is placed atop a circular column located in the center of a large circular planter with shrubbery and a low curb.

Religion -- Angel

Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Lindsay

St. Peter's Parish, Lindsay, Texas 76250

Statue is in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Clemens Hermes.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.

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