Proverbs 31:10, 25 - Woman - Nauvoo, IL, USA
N 40° 33.181 W 091° 23.389
15T E 636332 N 4490385
This quote is attached to the base of the sculpture, titled, "Woman", located in the Historic Nauvoo Visitors’ Center, Monument to Women Memorial Garden, in Nauvoo, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WMFAGY
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/20/2012
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This sculpture depicts a beautiful, confident, woman standing in a long dress that reaches her shoes. She has her long hair parted and flowing down her back. Her left hand is slightly raised with a forward gesture. This is the "heroic central sculpture" mentioned above. The plaque at the base of the statue reads:
Woman
“Who can find a virtuous woman?
for her price is far above rubies...
Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall
rejoice in time to come.”
Proverbs 31:10, 25
Dennis Smith, Sculptor
This is taken from the Old Testiment of the Bible, in Proverbs Chapter 31
1 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
25 Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
While the Historic Nauvoo Visitors’ Center has visiting hours, the Monument to Women Memorial Garden is always open - and free. There are thirteen life-size sculptures in the Memorial Garden.
"In an age of heightened interest in the role of women, the Nauvoo garden of sculptures is dedicated to women of the past, present, and future. The statues, which were dedicated in 1978, identify some of the significant dimensions of a woman’s life.
The memorial consists of a heroic central sculpture of a woman, enhanced by twelve life-sized figures expressing the widely varied nature of women’s vital roles in society. The display may well be the largest commissioned display of sculpture in the world dedicated to women." (
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