La Chapelle St. Michel-d’Aguille, LePuy
Bebb, Maurice R.
1959
Artwork Information
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Title:
La Chapelle St. Michel-d’Aguille, LePuy
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Artist:
Bebb, Maurice R.
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Artist Bio:
American, 1891–1986
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Date:
1959
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Medium:
Etching
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Dimensions:
9 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches
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Credit Line:
Wichita Art Museum, Gift of Maurice R. Bebb Family
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Object Number:
2018.9.7
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Display:
Not Currently on Display
About the Artwork
Maurice R. Bebb
American, 1891–1986
La Chapelle St. Michel-d’Aguille, LePuy, 1959
Etching
Wichita Art Museum, Gift of Maurice R. Bebb Family
2018.9.7
Dedicated to the Archangel Michael—the patron saint of mountaintops and high places—this French church is located atop a volcanic outcropping and only accessible via 286 steps carved into the cliffside. Artist Maurice Bebb situates the viewer at the beginning of the climb, with the village road leading our eye through the composition and up the mountain.