Mother Teresa Monument

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Mother Teresa Monument
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Mother Teresa Monument, 2009
Mother Teresa Monument
Location St. Joan of Arc Chapel, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Designer Gautam Pal
MaterialBronze
Height78 inches (2,000 mm)
Opening date2009

The Mother Teresa Monument is a public art work by artist Guatam Pal. It is located on the west side of the St. Joan of Arc Chapel on the Marquette University campus in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The sculpture depicts Mother Teresa dressed in a sari and holding an infant. The sculpture commemorates Mother Teresa's 1981 visit to Marquette, when she was awarded the Pere Marquette Discovery Award. [1] The sculpture was dedicated on October 6, 2009, as part of a weeklong celebration of the "Centennial of Women at Marquette." [2]

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References

  1. "Mother Teresa Sculpture Pledged to Marquette". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 14 November 2004. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  2. Oviatt, Glenn (6 October 2009). "Mother Teresa Statue is 'Visual Reminder'". Marquette Tribune. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2012.

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