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St. Isidore, (sculpture). Artist:  Mikulik, Gene, sculptor. Title:  St. Isidore, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Saint Isidore, (sculpture). Patron of Farmers, (sculpture). Dates:  1982. Dedicated Nov. 20, 1982. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: iron and colored glass; Base: cement. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 80 x 96 x 38 in.; Base: approx. 27 1/2 x 72 x 58 in. Inscription:  (On outside proper right sleeve of figure:) G. MIKULIK, SR. 1982 (On sandstone plaque on front of base:) ST. ISIDORE/PATRON OF FARMERS/GENE MIKULIK, ARTIST signed Description:  A welded iron sculpture of St. Isidore standing with a hoe in his proper left hand and his proper right hand resting on a plow in front of him. He has a beard and is dressed in a broad-brimmed hat and knee-length coat. An iron flower accented with pieces of red, yellow and blue colored glass is at his proper left side. The sculpture is mounted atop a truncated pyramidal base that serves as a planter. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Isidore Object -- Tool -- Hoe Object -- Tool -- Plow Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Schulenburg Sculpture Owner:  St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, 1010 Lyons Avenue, South side, Schulenburg, Texas 78956 Remarks:  The sculpture was dedicated and blessed at St. Rose Catholic Church on Nov. 20, 1982. Materials for the sculpture were provided by from Mr. and Mrs. Jim Baresh of Schulenburg Steel. The base was donated by Frank Bohlmann of Schulenburg. Other community members donated materials and helped install the sculpture. IAS files contain a related article from The Schulenburg Sticker, Nov. 25, 1982. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas 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 TX001113   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX001113 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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