Login My List - 0 Help
	Search   Search Images   About

Keyword Browse Combined Highlights Search History All Catalogs

Search:  Artist BrowseTitle BrowseSubject BrowseObject Type Browse Owner Browse       Refine Search     > You are only searching: Art Inventories

More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Cassioli, Guiseppe,     Religion -- New Testament     Religion -- Saint     Religion -- Saint     Religion -- Saint     Religion -- Saint     State of Being -- Emotion     Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland     Relief     Sculpture

The Grotto: Statue of Mary, (sculpture). Artist:  Cassioli, Guiseppe, sculptor. Title:  The Grotto: Statue of Mary, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Statue of Mary, (sculpture). Mary Our Mother, (sculpture). Dates:  1933. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 23 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on base:) MARY OUR MOTHER/THIS STATUE WAS BLESSED/FOR THE/SANCTUARY OF OUR/SORROWFUL MOTHER/BY POPE PIUS XI/ON JUNE 22, 1933/AND PRESENTED BY THE/CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS/OF AMERICA/ON THE OCCASION OF THE/700TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE/SERVITE ORDER/1233-1933 Description:  Figure of Mary stands on a tall four-sided structure. She wears a hooded robe, and her hands are clasped. Embedded in the base are fourteen bas-reliefs depicting the Seven Sorrows of Mary and the Seven Founders of the Servite Order. Images include Dolore III, St. Sostene, St. Amideus and St. Manettus. Subject:  Religion -- New Testament -- Mary Religion -- Saint -- St. Sostene Religion -- Saint -- St. Amideus Religion -- Saint -- St. Manettus Religion -- Saint -- St. Dolore III State of Being -- Emotion -- Sorrow Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Oregon -- Portland Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother, Director of Marketing, P. O. Box 20008, Portland, Oregon 97220 Located The Grotto, N.E. 85th Avenue & Sandy Boulevard, Portland, Oregon 97220 Remarks:  The Grotto is staffed by the Order of the Servants of Mary. It was founded in 1924 by Servite Friar Ambrose Mayer, who envisioned a place of retreat for experiencing the presence of God in nature. The sculptures were added at later various times. Gift of the Catholic Daughters of America in honor of the 700th anniversary of the Servite Order. Sculpture was blessed by Pope Pius XI prior to being transported from Italy to Oregon. The statue is positioned to look down to "The Christus" (OR000155). IAS files include a pamphlet and brochure drafts from the Grotto. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oregon survey, 1993. 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 OR000154   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OR000154 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

Horizon Information Portal 3.25_9382

About | © 2020 Smithsonian | Terms of Use | Privacy | Contact