Artworks

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This item is an abstract acrylic painting by Sister Paula Wellnitz, featuring a central burst of yellow and white radiating into red and maroon, and signed "Paula" in the lower right corner.

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This item is a framed painting titled "Abstract Still Life with Pitcher," created by Sister Dorothy Louise Wortmann. It features a blue pitcher set against an abstract background of pink and deep maroon, with lively, expressive brushwork and loose elements surrounding the central object. The painting shows signs of aging and is signed and dated July 6, 1984.

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This item contains a watercolor painting of a branch with six ripe red apples and green leaves, signed "Sister Dorothy Anne" below a leaf on the lower right.

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This item contains a watercolor painting by Sister Rose Ann McBride depicting a large building complex, likely a convent or mission, in a snowy winter landscape with evergreen trees, arched entryways, a bell tower, and tiled roofs, emphasizing symmetry and depth with a central pathway.

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This item contains a watercolor painting by Sister Grace Marie Samblanet, featuring a young fawn with white spots and expressive eyes nestled among layered green foliage, with leaves and branches framing the scene and the artist's signature visible.

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This item is a still life painting titled "Floral Arrangement with Poppies," created by Sister Marie Benes. It features clustered poppies and blossoms in a vase, with detailed petals and greenery, and is signed in the lower right. The painting holds historical significance for the Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters, as Sister Marie Benes was one of the two original Sisters who, along with Father Sigstein, founded the Congregation.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection if the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary contain materials dated from the founding of the BVMs in 1833 to the present day. Holdings include materials related to the congregation, files for more than 200 missions (primarily elementary and high schools) in 21 states and three foreign countries, manuscripts, photographs, audio‐visual materials, books,...

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This item includes a watercolor painting of a modern building composed of three curved structures beside a brick building, set amid trees in deep reds and greens and grassy surroundings, with the artist's signature, "Mc...", visible on the bottom left.

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This item contains a religious painting by Sister Grace Marie Samblanet, depicting the crowned Madonna and Child in warm gold, red, and earth tones, with the Christ Child raising a hand in blessing and holding a symbolic object, rendered in simple shapes and flat perspective, and signed by the artist.

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This item contains a painting by Maria M. Hughes depicting a Sister in a blue habit holding a lit candle on a tray, accompanied by two children—one seated on the ground holding her garment, the other standing with hands in pockets and looking down—set before a mission-style building and mountains, and ordered by Rev. J. J. Sigstein in the 1930s.