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St. Lucia Shrine, (sculpture). Artist:  Whitfield, John, sculptor. Title:  St. Lucia Shrine, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Saint Lucia Shrine, (sculpture). Dates:  1994. Medium:  Sculpture: white reinforced Portland concrete, wood, iron ; Base: white reinforced Portland concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 11 ft. x 3 ft. x 12 in.; Footing: approx. D. 3 ft. Inscription:  JC (On front of shrine under relief:) LUCIA (On back of shrine:) FRID signed Description:  A Y-shaped concrete column, topped with a wood-shingled roof and an iron cross. The triangular part of the shrine is a bas-relief, half-length figure of St. Lucia with a pitcher and a loaf of bread. On the back face of the shrine is an olive branch. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Lucia Object -- Foodstuff -- Bread Object -- Other -- Container Object -- Foliage -- Olive Branch Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Lindsborg Relief Sculpture Owner:  St. Bridget Catholic Church, 206 West Swensson, Lindsborg, Kansas 67456 Remarks:  The shrine is similar to European roadside shrines. Footing for the shrine has a 12 inch hole into which the bottom of the shrine was lowered. "Frid" is Swedish for "Peace". References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1995. 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 KS000587   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KS000587 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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