Figure purchased for the seminary with funds from Catholic school children of Dubuque Diocese. Commissioned and dedicated in original location in 1954. When the seminary closed, the sculpture was restored and relocated in 1997 to Saint Bernard’s Catholic Church in Breda,…
Published onJan 03, 2024
373. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
Christian Petersen papers, RS 26/02/52, Iowa State University, Special Collections and University Archives.
Date
1954
Material
Bedford Limestone
Dimensions and Weight
126 in. (320 cm) [height]; 10 tons
Description
Figure purchased for the seminary with funds from Catholic school children of Dubuque Diocese. Commissioned and dedicated in original location in 1954. When the seminary closed, the sculpture was restored and relocated in 1997 to Saint Bernard's Catholic Church in Breda, Iowa.
Markings
n/a
Provenance / Location
Mount Saint Bernard Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa; Saint Bernard's Catholic Church, Breda, Iowa.
Alternate Title(s)
n/a
Notes / Sources
Papers, SC, Box 2 f.3, dedication; Olson, Gwen (1954) "Aesthetic Fingertips," The Iowa Homemaker: Vol. 34 : No. 7; Des Moines Register, Sept. 15, 1954; The Daily Times (Davenport, Iowa), Sept. 16, 1954; Des Moines Tribune, Jan. 12, 1959; Transmission (Northern Natural Gas Co.), Vol. VIII No. 2, 1960.
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