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Titles: Mary, St. Peter, St. Joseph, St. John Dates: 1928.; Dedicated 1929. Holy Name of Mary Church (Algiers) Medium: Indiana limestone sculpture in stone niche. Dimensions: Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. W. 1 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 4 ft. W. 1 1/2 ft. Description: A stone sculpture of Mary, standing and clasping her hand in front of her chest. She wears long robes and a cloak. The sculpture stands in a niche on the front of the church and is sheltered by a stone canopy with elaborate decorative carving. Beneath the figure is an elaborately carved base. The Sculptures
Mary, St. Peter, St. Joseph, St. John
Holy Name of Mary Church (Algiers)
Title: (St. Martin's Episcopal Church Doors), (sculpture). Dates: 1959. Medium: Wood, possibly teak, attached with steel bars to glass doors of church. Inscription: unsigned Description: Extremely heavy, intricate wood carvings of bold religious figures and symbolic animals such as a lamb. The wood carving is attached to double entry doors with steel bars which are drilled through the glass doors. The handles of the doors are also carved. Abutting each door is a glass skylight with no carvings. The Doors
Title: Sun Dial, (sculpture). Dates: 1983. Medium: Sculpture: bronze with additives of aluminum, etc.; Base: concrete. Dimensions: Sculpture: approx. 10 x 14 x 14.5 in.; Base: approx. 47 x 22.5 x 22.5 in. Description: A bronze sun dial consisting of a flat semi-circular shape sitting atop a low dome shape. At the bottom of the semi-circle on either side are two curved arms topped by a thin metal bar that crosses the semi-circle and rests on its top edge. The shadow cast by the bar on the plate gives the time of day. The concrete base is a scalloped column. The Sundial
Sophie B. Wright Statue Sophie Wright Park on Magazine Street at the corner of Sophie B. Wright Place. Dedicated April 17, 1988. The Statue Sophie Bell Wright, educator and welfare worker, was born in New Orleans, June 5, 1866. At the age of three, she seriously injured her back, but persevered to open a "Day School for Girls" at the age of 15. She later went on to conduct a free night school for men and boys, with an enrollment of 1,500. In 1912, at the age of 46, New Orlean's "First Citizen" died of heart disease. (From SIRIS)
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