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Our Lady of Lourdes and Kneeling Child, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Unknown  Search this
Medium:
Standing figure: painted concrete; Kneeling figure: painted marble; Niche: stone
Type:
Sculptures-Grotto
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish 1621 Boykin Boulevard Mobile Alabama
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993.
Summary:
Figure of Virgin Mary standing on rocks covered with vines. She wears a long dress and head covering and a rosary hangs from her proper right arm. She has roses on her bare feet which peek out from under her dress. Her hands are held together at her chest in a gesture of prayer and she is situated in a niche in a grotto setting. In front of her is a kneeling female child resembling Bernadette of Lourdes, wearing a long dress and head covering. She holds a rosary to her chest in her proper right hand. Her proper left arm is bent at her side and she holds a wooden candle in her hand.
Topic:
Religion--New Testament--Mary  Search this
Religion--Prayer  Search this
Object--Other--Rosary  Search this
Object--Flower--Rose  Search this
Control number:
IAS AL000106
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_320334