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Sculptor:
Baca Family  Search this
Medium:
Metal, wood and found objects
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Located Highway 60 near Box Canyon, between mile markers 132 & 133 Socorro County New Mexico
Date:
Ca. 1940
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1995.
Image on file.
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.
Summary:
Shrine consists of a small chapel with statuary inside. On the outside it is decorated with flowers, rosaries and other trinkets. There is a cross on the roof above the entrance, decorated with flowers and beads.
Topic:
Architecture--Religious--Shrine  Search this
History--United States--World War II  Search this
Emblem--Cross  Search this
Homage--Baca  Search this
Control number:
IAS NM000586
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_337139