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Religion -- New Testament
Emblem -- Heart
Animal -- Reptile
Object -- Other
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Winchester
Sculpture
Sacred Heart of Jesus, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Sacred Heart of Jesus, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Dec. 8, 1966.
Medium:
Sculpture: concrete, painted; Base: concrete, painted.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 43 x 30 x 18 in.; Base: approx. 45 x 35 x 35 in.
Inscription:
(Bronze plaque on rear of base:) ERECTED/TO THE HONOR OF/ALMIGHTY GOD AND TO/FOSTER PIOUS DEVOTION/TOWARD THE/SACRED HEART OF JESUS/DECEMBER 8, 1966/IN LOVING MEMORY OF MR. ALBERT HOULE/-AND-/MR. ADELARD BUSSIERE (On front of plinth, partially legible inscription:) O M ARTRE unsigned
Description:
Jesus stands barefoot, wearing robes with the Sacred Heart on his chest and his arms outstretched with palms facing outward. At his feet, on the rock-like mound he stands on, are to the proper right a crown of thorns, to the proper left a whip, and in the middle, a chalice lying on its side. All three items cover a snake with small wings whose head is turned upside down. The sculpture is mounted on a tall base. Both the figure and the base and painted white. A cross, painted gold, is on the front of the base.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Christ
Emblem -- Heart
Animal -- Reptile -- Snake
Object -- Other -- Chalice
Object -- Weapon -- Whip
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Winchester
Sculpture
Owner:
St. Stanislaus Church, 80 Richmond Street, P. O. Box 509, Front lawn of Rectory, Winchester, New Hampshire 03470
Remarks:
The sculpture was installed in memory of Albert Houle and Adelard Bussiere.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1995.
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 NH000194
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