Pieta
Title commonly given to representations of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of Christ after the Crucifixion. Unusual addition of a third figure, Mary Magdalene - need to view from all sides to get full impact of emotion. Originally in terra cotta painted to simulate bronze. Cast in bronze in 1947. Also in collections of Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Our Lady Queen of Heaven Parish, Lake Charles, Louisiana; Lakeview Arts & Science Center, Peoria, Illinois.
Date: 1945
Material: Bronze
Dimension: 47 x 37 x 34
Location: Garden
Visual Description: Pieta 1945 Bronze An almost life-sized woman with long hair kneeling, looking down into the face of a sinewy man also on his knees, who slumps against her. He wears only a cloth around his hips. His hands and feet are disproportionately large, with a long gash in the center of each hand and foot. At the backside of this sculpture there is a third figure. She is crouching with her back against the other two figures. Her mouth is open, she is gazing upwards, her hands