Angels on Steeple of Chapel of the Incarnate Word - San Antonio, TX
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N 29° 28.113 W 098° 27.869
14R E 551922 N 3260018
Four trumpeting angels high upon a chapel steeple.
Waymark Code: WMKYZQ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/18/2014
Views: 9
Official Description: Four angels, one on each corner of the steeple of a chapel. Each angel holds a brass or bronze trumpet to its mouth. The angels wear robes, and their wings, which are at rest, extend the length of their body.
TITLE: Angels on Steeple of Chapel of the Incarnate Word
ARTIST(S): Paul George Silber
DATE: 1906
MEDIUM: Limestone and brass or bronze.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000679
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
University of the Incarnate Word
4301 Broadway
San Antonio, Texas 78209
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The "college" is now an "university" to follow the renaming trend for appeal to international students.
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