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Our Lady of Ludzmierz and Christ in Meditation, (sculpture). Artist:  Kenar, J. S., sculptor. Title:  Our Lady of Ludzmierz and Christ in Meditation, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Polish Highlanders Chapel, (sculpture). Dates:  1981. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Carved wood. Dimensions:  (Christ: approx. 5 ft. x 22 in. x 25 in.; Base: approx. H. 8 in. x Diam. 31 in.); (Our Lady: approx. H. 2 1/2 ft.). Inscription:  (On front of chapel, above entrance:) 19.IHS.81/PODHALANIE (On metal plaque inside chapel on right: list of names and the date "Sept. 20, 1981") unsigned Description:  A Polish Highlanders Chapel constructed out of wood containing the carved wooden figures of Christ and the Madonna and Child and a profile relief portrait of Pope John Paul II, depicted as a Polish priest. The youthful Christ is seated on a tree trunk in contemplation. He rests his proper right elbow on his proper right knee and supports his proper right cheek with his hand. He wears a short-sleeved garment drawn up around his knees. In a gabled niche above Christ stands Our Lady of Ludzmierz holding the child Jesus in the crook of her proper left arm and a scepter with her proper right hand. Both Madonna and Child are crowned. Subject:  Portrait male -- Pope John II -- Bust Occupation -- Religion -- Pope Religion -- New Testament -- Christ Religion -- New Testament -- Mary Ethnic -- Polish Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Munster Relief Sculpture Owner:  Discalced Carmelite Fathers, Carmelite Monastery and Shrines, 1628 Ridge Road, Carmelite Shrines, Munster, Indiana 46321 References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana 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 IN000954   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000954 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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