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4 Angels (Over Mother Lurana's Former Tomb), (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown (Italian), sculptor. Lurana, Mother, designer. Title:  4 Angels (Over Mother Lurana's Former Tomb), (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 29, 1922. Medium:  Angels: marble; Bases: concrete. Dimensions:  4 angels. Each angel: approx. H. 3 ft. 7 in. x W. 2 in.; Each base: approx. H. 5 1/2 in. x W. 10 in. Inscription:  (Angel 1, pedestal:) In memoriam/Sr. Mary Anna J.S.A./R.I.P. (Angel 2:) In memoriam/Bernard F. M. Manus/Rose Stephens/R.I.P. (Angel 3:) In Memoriam/Mary M.(...illegible)onough (...illegible) (Angel 4:) In memoriam/Serathina Camble/R.I.P. unsigned Description:  Four marble angels, with spread wings, face outward atop the four corners of a stone shrine. The angels are barefoot and wear belted robes. One holds a crown of thorns and three nails; another holds a ladder; another a rod and cross; and another a stick. Each angel is lit by a spotlight. Subject:  Religion -- Angel Homage -- Lurana, Mother Homage -- Mary Anna, Sister Homage -- Manus, Bernard F. M. Homage -- Stephens, Rose Homage -- Camble, Serathina Occupation -- Religion -- Nun Emblem -- Cross Object -- Tool -- Ladder Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object -- Tool -- Hardware Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Garrison Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Society of the Atonement, Route 9, Garrison, New York 10524 Located Graymoor, Route 9, Mother Lurana's Former Tomb, inside main entrance to St. John's Convent, Garrison, New York Remarks:  The angels top the former tomb of Mother Lurana. They commemorate an apparition at Graymoor in which four angels appeared to a novice and repeated the name "Lurana" three times. Mother Lurana designed the angels and they were carved in Italy. They are in memoriam of Sister Mary Anna, Bernard F. M. Manus, Rose Stephens, and Serathina Camble. They were blessed by Father Paul on July 29, 1922, during the Feast of Our Lady of Atonement. At the time, the site was known as Our Lady of the Atonement Shrine. IAS files contain an excerpt from Father Fred Alvarez' "Historical Sites of Graymoor, Friars of the Atonement," pg. 201-202. IAS image contain image on only some of the angels. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Alvarez, Fred, "Historical Sites of Graymoor, Friars of the Atonement," pg. 202. 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 NY001060   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001060 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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