Bishop Claude Marie Dubuis

Sculpture

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

Name/Title

Bishop Claude Marie Dubuis

Entry/Object ID

2026.4.1

Description

Title of artwork [assigned by artist]: Bishop Claude Marie Dubuis In 2014, CHRISTUS Health commissioned sculptor Paula Slater to create a bronze of Bishop Dubuis that would capture his likeness between his first arrival in the U.S. in 1844 and his invitational call to the Sisters in 1866 to come to Texas. The artist worked from earliest known images and photos of his later years to create this bronze. This 2016 replica is a gift to the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word from CHRISTUS Health. The bust depicts Bishop Dubuis looking slightly off to the side. He wears a button-down shirt and Roman collar with a large cross on a chain. His shoulders are draped with a vestment which is adorned with a cross on either side. /////////// Título de la obra [asignado por el artista]: Obispo Claude Marie Dubuis En 2014, CHRISTUS Health encargó a la escultora Paula Slater la creación de una escultura en bronce del obispo Dubuis que capturara su parecido entre su primera llegada a los Estados Unidos en 1844 y su invitación a las Hermanas en 1866 para que vinieran a Texas. La artista trabajó a partir de las primeras imágenes y fotografías conocidas de sus últimos años para crear este bronce. Esta réplica de 2016 es un regalo de CHRISTUS Health a las Hermanas de la Caridad del Verbo Encarnado. El busto representa al obispo Dubuis mirando ligeramente hacia un lado. Lleva una camisa abotonada y un cuello romano con una gran cruz en una cadena. Sus hombros están cubiertos con una vestimenta adornada con dos cruces.

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Bronze

Collection

Foundations - Bishop Claude M Dubuis

Made/Created

Artist

Paula Slater

Date made

2016

Time Period

21st Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bust

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

busts (sculpture)

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Sculpture, Bishops

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Measurements of bust without platform

Height

25 in

Width

21 in

Depth

10 in

Research Notes

Research Type

Curator

Notes

Paula Slater is an American sculptor with a career spanning over three decades. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art from California State University, Fullerton, and a Master of Arts in Arts and Consciousness from John F. Kennedy University. Slater works primarily in figurative bronze sculpture, creating realist monuments and portrait works that commemorate historical figures, military service, and civic subjects. Slater is perhaps most well known for her work on the U.S. Military Working Dog Teams National Monument at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Slater is a member of the National Sculpture Society, The National Museum of Women in the Arts, and The Portrait Society of America.

Research Type

Curator

Notes

Paula Slater es una escultora estadounidense con una carrera que abarca más de tres décadas. Es licenciada en Bellas Artes por la Universidad Estatal de California, Fullerton, y tiene un máster en Arte y Conciencia por la Universidad John F. Kennedy. Slater trabaja principalmente en escultura figurativa en bronce, creando monumentos realistas y retratos que conmemoran figuras históricas, el servicio militar y temas cívicos. Slater es quizás más conocida por su trabajo en el Monumento Nacional a los Equipos de Perros de Trabajo Militares de EE. UU. en la Base Aérea Lackland en San Antonio, Texas. Slater es miembro de la Sociedad Nacional de Escultura, el Museo Nacional de Mujeres en las Artes y la Sociedad de Retratos de América.