Proverbs 22:6 - In Her Mother’s Footsteps - Nauvoo, IL, USA
N 40° 33.162 W 091° 23.395
15T E 636324 N 4490349
This quote is attached to the base of the sculpture, titled, "In Her Mother’s Footsteps", located in the Historic Nauvoo Visitors’ Center, Monument to Women Memorial Garden, in Nauvoo, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WMFAH7
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/20/2012
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This sculpture depicts a mother, holding her small son, with his head facing backward over her left shoulder. Her head is turned towards the baby, while she holds him in both arms. Just behind the mother is her daughter, following in her footsteps, looking up at her little brother, holding her hands behind her back. She is not quite as tall as her mothers shoulders. The mother is in a long, floor length dress, while the daughters dress is above her knees. The plaque at the base of the statue reads:
In Her Mother’s Footsteps
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and
when he is old he will not depart from it.”
Proverbs 22:6
Dennis Smith, Sculptor
This is taken from the Old Testiment of the Bible, in Proverbs Chapter 22
6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
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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