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Sculptor:
Unknown (Italian)  Search this
Contractor:
Frederick Pustet & Company  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: white marble; Base: cement and brick
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Sisters Adorers of the Blood of Christ 1165 Southwest Boulevard West of the Convent building Wichita Kansas 67213
Date:
Dedicated May 19, 1954. Relocated 1959
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita survey, 1994.
Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 152.
Summary:
A figure of Our Lady of Fatima, dressed in long softly draped clothing, stands looking downward wearing a locket with a long chain that reaches down to her waist. Her hands reach outward in front of her. The sculpture is placed atop a tapered base.
Topic:
Religion--New Testament--Mary  Search this
Control number:
IAS KS000547
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_333251