Annunciation

Painting

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

Name/Title

Annunciation

Entry/Object ID

2025.6.39

Description

Title [assigned by archives]: Annunciation Sister Joseph Michael Schwind, CCVI (1911 – 1995) depicted Mary as a child, kneeling and receiving the message from the Holy Spirit that she will be the mother of Christ. Sister Joseph Michael was born on May 9, 1911 in Perry, New York. She entered the Congregation in 1927, took her first vows in 1929, and made her final profession in 1935. She missioned in numerous schools—primarily as a music teacher—across Texas, Missouri, and Louisiana until her departure from CCVI in 1969. She passed away in Amarillo on September 28, 1995 and is buried in Fairview Cemetery in Pampa, Texas. Título [asignado por los archivos]: Anunciación La hermana Joseph Michael Schwind, CCVI (1911-1995) representó a María como una niña, arrodillada y recibiendo el mensaje del Espíritu Santo de que será la madre de Cristo. La hermana Joseph Michael nació el 9 de mayo de 1911 en Perry, Nueva York. Ingresó en la Congregación en 1927, tomó sus primeros votos en 1929 y hizo su profesión perpetua en 1935. Ejerció su misión en numerosas escuelas, principalmente como profesora de música, en Texas, Misuri y Luisiana hasta su salida de la CCVI en 1969. Falleció en Amarillo el 28 de septiembre de 1995 y está enterrada en el cementerio Fairview de Pampa, Texas.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Personnel Membership-Sisters

Made/Created

Artist

Sister Joseph Michael Schwind, CCVI

Time Period

20th Century

Notes

Likely painted while Sister Joseph Michael served as an art teacher at St. Mary's Academy in Amarillo, Texas from 1960 - 1968

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Bottom left corner of canvas

Transcription

Sister Joseph Michael

Material/Technique

In Artist's Hand, Painted

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

canvas paintings

* Untyped Getty AAT

religious art

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Religious art objects, Oil paintings, Doves