The Incarnate Word - Spohn Hospital

Sculpture

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Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word Archives (San Antonio, Texas)

Name/Title

The Incarnate Word - Spohn Hospital

Entry/Object ID

2023.4.2

Description

El Verbo Encarnado - Hospital Spohn

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Plaster, Paint

Collection

HIM-US-Healthcare-Spohn Hospital, Corpus Christi, Texas

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Base of statue

Transcription

Ives

Type

Inscription, Label

Location

Bottom of statue

Transcription

Statue of the Incarnate Word, about ten inches high, tinted blue, found in the wreckage of Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi, following the 1919 Hurricane.

Language

English

Translation

La estatua del Verbo Encarnado, de unos diez pulgadas de alto, pintada de color azul, encontrada entre los escombros del Hospital Spohn, Corpus Christi, tras el huracán de 1919.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Figure, Religious

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Religious

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

3 in

Length

6 in

Parts

Count

1

Research Notes

Research Type

Curator

Notes

This statue was found in the wreckage of Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas following the 1919 hurricane.

Research Type

Curator

Notes

Esta estatua se encontró entre los escombros del Hospital Spohn en Corpus, Christi, Texas, después del huracán de 1919.