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Title of Piece: Nativity retablo from Peru
Date of Creation: Unknown
Location: Private collection
Photographer Info: Betsy Meagher

Title of Piece: Creche from Peru
Date of Creation: Unknown
Location: Private collection
Brief Description: Hand painted clay sculptures
Photographer Info: Betsy Meagher

Title of Piece: Creche from Peru
Date of Creation: Unknown
Location: Private collection
Brief Description: Fired and painted clay
Photographer Info: Betsy Meagher

Title of Piece: Nativity Set
Date of Creation: Early 20th century
Location: Private collection
Brief Description: This silver and glass box contains wool and wax sheep with a wax infant Jesus surrounded by paper angels and plants. Dried and cloth flowers and greens were also incorporated into this very early 20th century nativity scene. The piece was made in New York and belonged to my great grandmother Margaret. It stood year round in her bedroom and the story is that is was won or purchased at a Notre Dame Sister’s Bazaar. It was recently passed down to me. – Mark Joseph Costello, Capuchin
Photographer Info: Mark Joseph Costello, Capuchin, Chicago, Illinois

Title of Piece: Creche
Date of Creation: 2006
Location: The Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco
Brief Description: The creche in the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption's in San Francisco is a family heirloom on permanent loan to the Cathedral. The set was purchased in Europe in the early fifties. The pieces are of carved wood and have been restored prior to their exhibit at the Cathedral. The creche is placed near the Shrine of the Crucifixion, to make the connection between the Paschal cycle and the Incarnational cycle. The creche is also near one of the four large window areas of the Cathedral that overlook the City of San Francisco. It is displayed with votive candles and 60 yards of fabric, partially suspended from the angel that hovers over the Holy Family.
Photographer Info: Doug Benbow, Director of Liturgy and Christian Initiation, The Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco.

Title of Piece: Silent Night
Date of Creation: 2007
Location: Private collection
Brief Description: Medium: Acrylic on Floating Panel Size: 3’ x 6’ The rough edges of the painting are to symbolize that the painting is a part of something that goes well beyond the painting.
Artist Info: Linda McCray, Clancy, Montana
Photographer Info: Linda McCray, Clancy, Montana

Title of Piece: Songs of Christmas
Date of Creation: 2005
Brief Description: This creche made for a Christmas card of the Fine Arts Program of the Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines. The figures were made of white modelling clay and photographed using a digital camera. This background was modified using Photoshop. The work was ephemeral because it was fragile although there was the possibility of casting it in more permanent form. The standing figure are 8 inches tall; the seated figure 6 inches; small figure 5 inches.
Artist Info: René B. Javellana, SJ, Quezon City, Philippines
Photographer Info: Rene B. Javellana, Quezon City, Philippines

Title of Piece: Nativity scene
Date of Creation: Unknown
Location: Chapel of Mary Mother of Compassion” at the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul, Kingston, Ontario
Brief Description: The attached photo is a Nativity scene at “Chapel of Mary Mother of Compassion” at the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul, Kingston, Ontario. Thanks! Michael Hammond Editorial Assistant, Communications Sisters of Providence Motherhouse
Photographer Info: Christine Tripp (Director of Communications for the Sisters Of Providence Motherhouse) and Michael Hammond (Assistant Editor in the Communications Office for the Sisters Of Providence Motherhouse)Kingston, Ontario

Title of Piece: Holy Family
Date of Creation: 2007
Location: Private Collection
Artist Info: Deborah Luke, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Photographer Info: Deborah Luke, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Title of Piece: “Around the Nest at Christmas”
Date of Creation: 2007
Location: Private collection
Brief Description: Wood, Ceramics, and Nest 2007 This is my personal crèche set. This nativity scene is composed of a wooden carved statue of our Lady, ceramic figure of the baby Jesus, a real bird’s nest, and an Asian boy kneeling. Most of them are hand-me-down pieces. The wooden statue of our Lady was left at the corridors of our seminary. It was just standing there beside one of the columns unclaimed for several months covered with dusts. Since nobody claimed it, I asked permission from my fellow seminarians if I could keep it. And it has been with me for five years. The ceramic figure of baby Jesus was given to me by a fellow seminarian. It was laying down on his table without any crib. I told him that it would be a good Christmas gift for me and I would surely provide its manger. And it has been with me for almost seven years. Its “manger” came much later. I found it when there was a storm here in the Philippines several years ago. The nest was blown by the strong winds and landed on the corridor of our seminary. Since then, it became the “manger” of the baby Jesus ceramic figure. The ceramic Asian boy kneeling was a for-grabs item of my novice master when he died last 2005. I have placed all of them on my small prayer altar. It was only this year that I realized that they could be assembled into a nativity scene. This scene will remind me of the first Christmas and how the Babe and his mother draw me close to them as I continue my priestly formation as a Jesuit seminarian. It will encourage me to pray for my fellow seminarians and my formators (both dead and alive). And they will be enthroned in the small corner of my room, not just on Christmas but all year long.
Artist Info: Jason K. Dy, SJ, Manila, The Phillipines

Title of Piece: Epiphany
Date of Creation: 19th century
Location: Private collection
Brief Description: This miniature Icon of the visit of the magi to the Holy Family was written in Russia.
Artist Info: Unknown
Photographer Info: Mike Jensen, Minneapolis, MN

Title of Piece: Holy Family
Date of Creation: Unknown
Location: Private collection
Artist Info: Mary Ann Osborne, SSND from Mankato, MN
Photographer Info: Johan vna Parys, Minneapolis, MN

Title of Piece: Creche from Provence
Date of Creation: Unknown
Location: Private collection
Brief Description: Painted in Russion style on pebbles.
Photographer Info: Mike Jensen, Minneapolis, MN

Title of Piece: Creche from Provence
Date of Creation: Unknown
Location: Private collection
Photographer Info: Mike Jensen, Minneapolis, MN

Title of Piece: Creche from the Andes
Date of Creation: Unknown
Location: Private collection
Photographer Info: Johan van Parys, Minneapolis, MN

Title of Piece: Chulucana creche from Peru
Date of Creation: Unknown
Location: Private collection
Brief Description: Hade made by the Chulucana people in Northern Peru.
Photographer Info: Johan van Parys, Minneapolis, MN 55409

Title of Piece: Creche from Peru
Date of Creation: Unknown
Location: Private collection
Brief Description: Cuadros are Peruvian wall hangings that most often depict life in the shantytowns outside of Lima.They are sewn by hand by women who support for their families through the sale of these wonderful tapestries.
Photographer Info: Michael Jensen, Minneapolis, MN

Title of Piece: Creche by Charles Carillo
Date of Creation: Unknown
Location: Private collection
Brief Description: Charles Carillo is from Fanta Fe, NM. He started making santos and retablos in 1979. He then he has become a true master santero.
Photographer Info: Michael Jensen, Minneapolis, MN

Title of Piece: Creche from Indonesia
Date of Creation: Unkown
Location: Private Collection
Brief Description: This smooth finished, hand carved nativity is made in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Photographer Info: Johan van Parys, Minneapolis, MN

Title of Piece: Creche from India
Date of Creation: unkown
Location: Private collection
Brief Description: Hand carved from Palewa stone in Buddha style.
Photographer Info: Johan van Parys, Minneapolis, MN

Title of Piece: Creche from India
Date of Creation: unkown
Location: Private collection
Brief Description: Carved from Benares wood, then hand painted with bright colors.
Photographer Info: Johan van Parys, Minneapolis, MN

Title of Piece: Creche from Kenya
Date of Creation: Unknown
Location: Private collection
Brief Description: Banana leaves, wood and wires. Made at NAWOU, The National Association of Women's Organizations in Uganda. This is a non-governmental organization representing over 1000 women's groups in Uganda.
Photographer Info: Johan van Parys, Minneapolis, MN

Title of Piece: Creche from South Africa
Date of Creation: Unknown
Location: Private collection
Brief Description: Raku pottery
Photographer Info: Johan van Parys, Minneapolis, MN

Title of Piece: Creche from Cameroon
Date of Creation: Unknown
Location: Private collection
Brief Description: Hand made from Terra Cotta clay at a craft center started by the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon.
Artist Info: Alphonse Yenji, Cameroon
Photographer Info: Johan van Parys, Minneapolis, MN

Title of Piece: Creche from Uganda
Date of Creation: unknown
Location: private collection
Brief Description: Hand carved in wood
Photographer Info: Johan van parys, Minneapolis, MN

Title of Piece: Creche from Malawi
Date of Creation: Unknown
Location: Private collection
Photographer Info: Johan van Parys

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