Label Text“She will reveal herself as a mysterious piece,” wrote San Antonio artist Bonnie MacLeary about her sculpture, which she based on the damozel (or damsel) in the 1850 poem “The Blessed Damozel.” Published by the English artist-writer Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the poem is about a grieving spirit in heaven who watches over her lover on earth. “Sometimes she opens her eyes and occasionally she will smile,” continued MacLeary. “Many of my friends have sat quietly in front of her and seen this happen. Another strange thing is that many people, looking at her, see a resemblance to someone that they love.”
(William Rudolph, 2017)