BY ANDREAALLIS
Cardinal Staff
In 1982, “The Waiting,” a sculpture by Sister Margaret Mear, professor of art and design at Saint Mary’s University, was installed on the Winona campus.
After several years of welding in the sculpture room at SMU, the finished product was a close-to-life-size horse made of mild steel and mounted in cement. Standing about 8.5 feet tall and weighing in at 500- 600 pounds, “The Waiting” was positioned in Saint Mary’s Park behind Heffron Hall. Today, the sculpture can still be viewed as a part of SMU’s campus in its original location, although it has been vandalized twice, Sister Margaret said. Since 1982, she has made repairs to the sculpture on two occasions, both involving damage to the head and neck region of the sculpture.
“You take a risk displaying something on a college campus,” Sister Margaret said. “But it hasn’t been damaged for quite a while, which is good.”
Aside from sculpting, Sister Margaret enjoys many other forms of art, but horses are her favorite subject matter. She feels that humans have a bond with horses and that we share a lot in common with them. “I love horses dearly,” Sister Margaret said. “I think their form is very exciting, and I like to use horses as a metaphor for people.” Other work by Sister Margaret can be viewed on campus, including a drawing displayed on the first floor of Saint Mary’s Hall. In addition, several of her drawings and other works are currently being shown as part of the faculty display in the Lillian Davis Hogan Galleries in the Michael H. Toner Student Center, which will be open for viewing until Feb. 14.
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