Maurice Lucien Loriaux (August 27, 1909 – July 29, 1998) was an American artist who played an important role in the post-World War II
art colony
An art colony, also known as an artists' colony, can be defined two ways. Its most liberal description refers to the organic congregation of artists in towns, villages and rural areas, often drawn by areas of natural beauty, the prior existence o ...
established in
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe ( ; , Spanish for 'Holy Faith'; tew, Oghá P'o'oge, Tewa for 'white shell water place'; tiw, Hulp'ó'ona, label=Tiwa language, Northern Tiwa; nv, Yootó, Navajo for 'bead + water place') is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. ...
.
Career
Loriaux founded Santa Fé Studios of Church Art, employing the talents of native New Mexican artists to fashion woodwork, brass, wrought iron, and stained glass, predominantly for Catholic churches. The Santa Fe Studios were one of the principal suppliers of ecclesiastical artwork in the United States, contributing to the interiors of more than 400 churches, including Saint Peter's in the Loop, Chicago;
St. Brendan
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, Los Angeles; Holy Family Catholic Church, Fort Worth;
St. Paul's Cathedral
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, St Paul; and Our Lady Queen of Angels, Birmingham. In addition, his Studios renovated
Mission Santa Barbara in California. Loriaux also designed the 22-foot statue of the Sacred Heart at
Mother Cabrini Shrine near Denver, and the
Junípero Serra monument at the
California State Capitol Museum.
Selected works
Image:Reredos at St Peters Church in Chicago.JPG, Reredos at St. Peter's Church, Chicago.
Image:Junipero Serra Monument Sacramento.png, Junipero Serra Monument at the capitol grounds in Sacramento, California
Image:Mother Cabrini Shrine Golden CO.png, Sacred Heart statue at Mother Cabrini Shrine in Golden, Colorado
References
External links
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Maurice Loriaux's Web Site.
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1909 births
1998 deaths
Artists from Santa Fe, New Mexico