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La Purisima Mission, (sculpture). Artist:  Seegert, Helen, sculptor. Title:  La Purisima Mission, (sculpture). Dates:  1936. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Plaster, painted. Dimensions:  Approx. 100 1/2 x 72 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. Inscription:  HELEN SEEGERT 1936 signed Description:  A bas-relief depicting a priest standing behind three Native-American males who may be building La Purisima Mission. Two of the men are lifting blocks and the third man sets a block into place. The priest is looking into the distance toward his proper left and his hands are extended out from his sides, palms facing down. The priest is wearing a blue robe and a small blue cap. The Native Americans are dressed in loin clothes. The top edge of the relief is rounded and in the background there are hills, a blue sky, and the arches and columns of La Purisima Mission. The relief is installed in the lobby of the Veterans Memorial Building. Subject:  Figure group Ethnic -- Indian Occupation -- Industry -- Construction Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Dress -- Ecclesiastical Architecture -- Religious -- Mission Architecture -- Detail -- Column Architecture -- Detail -- Arch Landscape -- Mountain Object Type:  Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Santa Barbara County, P. O. Box 2369, Santa Barbara, California 93120 Located Veterans Memorial Building, Locust Avenue & H Street, Lompoc, California Remarks:  The sculpture was funded by the Works Progress Administration. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California 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 CA001078   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001078 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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