Angel
Artist once known
Details
Title
Angel
Artist/Maker
Artist once known
Date
1875–1900
Medium
Yellow pine
Dimensions
26 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches
Credit
Purchase with funds from the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation
Accession #
1993.114
Location
Currently not on view
Little is known about this elegant angel except that it was found in Alabama. Kneeling in prayer with its arms raised in benediction, it may have been carved for a church or possibly for a sheltered area near a gravesite. It still bears the remains of its original coating of white paint.
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