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Unknown (French),
Homage -- Lang, Clothilde
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- New Testament
Object -- Flower
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Bay St. Louis
Light fixture
Sculpture
Shrine of Our Lady of the Woods, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown (French), sculptor.
Title:
Shrine of Our Lady of the Woods, (sculpture).
Medium:
Sculpture: plaster of Paris, painted; Base: concrete, marble, and plaster.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 40 x 15 x 14 in.; Base: approx. H 43 in. x Diam. 66 in.
Inscription:
(Front of lower base, column 1:) IN MEMORY OF/CLOTHILDE LANG/DONATED BY FAMILY & FRIENDS/1908-1992 (Front of lower base, column 2:) IN LOVING MEMORY OF/CLOTHILDE LANG/FROM CHILDREN/1908-1992 unsigned
Description:
Mary holds the infant Jesus in front of her with both hands. Jesus wears a shirt and Mary wears robes and a garland of flowers on her head. She stands atop a base consisting of pedestal set on a hexagonal platform. Set into the foot of the pedestal is a lantern. The front of the platform has inscriptions. The sculpture is set inside a gazebo.
Subject:
Homage -- Lang, Clothilde
Religion -- New Testament -- Mary
Religion -- New Testament -- Christ
Object -- Flower
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Bay St. Louis
Light fixture
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Our Lady of the Gulf Church, 228 South Beach Boulevard, P. O. Box 208, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi 39520
Located Saint Joseph Academy, Rear grounds, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
Remarks:
Donated in memory of Clothilde Lang, 1908-1992, by her family and friends. Shrine was erected by Father Stanislaus Buteux after surviving an ocean storm. IAS files contain related information.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi 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 MS000163
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MS000163
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