FOTOS: La Virgen María de 40 pies de altura como la Estatua de la Libertad
Artist Jim Bliesner stands next to a model of his sculpture, made of stainless steel, of the Virgin Mary as the Statue of Liberty, titled “Welcome the Stranger”, that will be 40 feet tall and face the border from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church during a ceremony for the statue at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in San Ysidro. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
The face of the Virgin Mary as the Statue of Liberty, titled “Welcome the Stranger”, on the model by artist Jim Bliesner. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Artist Jim Bliesner stands next to a model, made of stainless steel, of his sculpture of the Virgin Mary as the Statue of Liberty, titled “Welcome the Stranger”, that will eventually be 40 feet tall and face the border from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in San Ysidro. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
A banner showing how the 40 foot tall “Welcome the Stranger”, a statue of the Virgin Mary as the Statue of Liberty, will look like. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Artist Jim Bliesner shows the model and explains his statue of the Virgin Mary as the Statue of Liberty, titled “Welcome the Stranger”, that will be forty feet tall and face the border from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
With a banner showing how the forty foot tall “Welcome the Stranger”, a statue of the Virgin Mary as the Statue of Liberty, will look like behind him, Bishop Robert McElroy speaks during a ceremony for the statue at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in San Ysidro. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Church member Antony Medina and others tie ribbons, each one with a name of someone affected by U.S. immigration policy written on it, on a fence during a ceremony for the statue of the Virgin Mary as the Statue of Liberty, titled “Welcome the Stranger” at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in San Ysidro. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Church members tie ribbons, each one with a name of someone affected by U.S. immigration policy written on it, on a fence. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)