Maurice Loriaux

Maurice Lucien Loriaux (August 27, 1909-July 29, 1998^[1]) was an important figure in the post-World War II art colony established in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Biography

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^[2]; St. Brendan, Los Angeles; Holy Family Catholic Church, Fort Worth; St. Paul's Cathedral, 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^[3], and the Junípero Serra monument at the California State Capitol Museum^[4].

Selected works

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  Reredos at St. Peter's Church, Chicago.

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  Junipero Serra Monument at the capitol grounds in Sacramento, California

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  Sacred Heart statue at Mother Cabrini Shrine in Golden, Colorado

References

1. ^ Birth and death dates from Social Security Death Index.
2. ^ History of St. Peter’s Church (Chicago, IL: Franciscan Fathers, 1953)
3. ^ Ramirez, Rosa (2007-05-21). "Bolt strikes Cabrini Shrine Sacred Heart statue armless". Rocky Mountain News. "Lightning Saturday afternoon sheared both arms from the 22-foot-high statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at the Mother Cabrini Shrine in Golden." 
4. ^ http://capitolmuseum.ca.gov/VirtualTour.aspx?Content1=1416&Content2=1422&Content3=546

External links

• [1] Maurice Loriaux's Web Site.

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Name	Loriaux, Maurice
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Date of birth	1909
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Date of death	1998
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