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Sculptor:
Jennewein, C. Paul 1890-1978  Search this
Subject:
Tekawitha, Catherine  Search this
Medium:
Painted
Culture:
Indian  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Holy Family Catholic Church 415 Ames Street School grounds Rochester New York 14611
Date:
Oct. 2, 1934
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.
Image on file.
unsigned
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:
A portrait of Catherine Tekawitha holding up a cross in her proper right hand and pressing a book to her chest with her proper left hand. She stands inside a stone teepee with a glass panel on the front.
Topic:
Portrait female--Full length  Search this
Ethnic--Mohawk  Search this
Emblem--Cross  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this
Control number:
IAS 76004299
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_8246