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(Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, South Entrance Portal Relief Figures), (sculpture). Artist:  Fleri, Joseph C., 1889-1965, sculptor. McShain, John, contractor. Modern Art Foundry, founder. Maginnis, Walsh and Kennedy, architectural firm. Title:  (Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, South Entrance Portal Relief Figures), (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Nov. 20, 1959. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Reliefs: limestone. Dimensions:  26 reliefs. Each relief: approx. 7 ft. x 3 ft. x 4 in. Inscription:  J c F (Beneath St. Peter, on the left:) ON THIS ROCK/I WILL BUILD/MY CHURCH (Beneath St. Paul, on the right:) THOU SHALT BE/HIS WITNESS/TO ALL MEN (Left side, names which appear beneath each figure from top to bottom:) MOSES ANDREW/JOSUE PHILIP/ISAIAS BARTHOLOMEW/JEREMIA JAMES/OSEE THADDEUS/JONAS MATTHIAS (Right side, names which appear beneath each figure from top to bottom:) JAMES ELIAS/JOHN EUSEUS/THOMAS EZECHIEL/MATTHEW DANIEL/SIMON MICHEAS/BARNABAS MALACHIAS signed Description:  On the outer walls on each side of entrance portal there is a column of paired relief figures topped by reliefs of St. Peter on the left , and St. Paul on the right. In each column, an Old Testament figure is paired with a New Testament figure. The Old Testament figures appear on the outer sides and New Testament figures appear on the inner sides. Each of the twenty-six relief figures is carved individually and appears in its own niche with its name carved below. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Peter Religion -- Saint -- St. Paul Religion -- New Testament -- Barnabas Religion -- New Testament -- Simon Religion -- Saint -- St. Matthew Religion -- Saint -- St. Thomas Religion -- Saint -- St. John Religion -- New Testament -- James Religion -- New Testament -- Andrew Religion -- New Testament -- Philip Religion -- Saint -- St. Bartholomew Religion -- New Testament -- James Religion -- New Testament -- Thaddeus Religion -- New Testament -- Matthias Religion -- Old Testament -- Jeremais Religion -- Old Testament -- Elias Religion -- Old Testament -- Osee Religion -- Old Testament -- Malachias Religion -- Old Testament -- Jonas Religion -- Old Testament -- Moses Religion -- Old Testament -- Micheas Religion -- Old Testament -- Josue Religion -- Old Testament -- Daniel Religion -- Old Testament -- Isaias Religion -- Old Testament -- Ezekiel Religion -- Old Testament -- Eliseus Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Michigan Avenue & 4th Street, N.E., South Entrance Portal, flanking outer entrance, Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. Planning for the Shrine began in 1914 and selection of the architectural firm, Maginnis and Walsh (later Maginnis Walsh and Kennedy) was made in 1919. Construction began in 1922, but the Shrine was not finished until 1959. It was dedicated on Nov. 20, 1959. John McShain was the principal builder of the Shrine. The Annunciation is the overall theme for most of the sculpture which appears on the south entrance portal. IAS image files contain overview shots of the entrance and one detail shot of two of the figures. The artist received the Henry Hering Memorial Medal and Citation from the National Sculpture Society for his work on the Shrine. References:  Greller, George, Mrs., (niece of sculptor), 1989. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide", Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution Press 1974, pg. 330-331. Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969. Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide", Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution Press 1974, I-9. 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 95980004   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 95980004 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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