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Fleri, Joseph C.,
McShain, John,
Modern Art Foundry,
Maginnis, Walsh and Kennedy,
Religion -- Saint
Religion -- Saint
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- Saint
Religion -- Saint
Religion -- Saint
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- Saint
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- New Testament
Religion -- Old Testament
Religion -- Old Testament
Religion -- Old Testament
Religion -- Old Testament
Religion -- Old Testament
Religion -- Old Testament
Religion -- Old Testament
Religion -- Old Testament
Religion -- Old Testament
Religion -- Old Testament
Religion -- Old Testament
Religion -- Old Testament
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
(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
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