MOTHER TERESA AND CHILD
Oil on Canvas
Chuck Marshall, USA
Oil on Canvas
Chuck Marshall, USA
Mother Teresa (1910-1997) was a much beloved and revered figure in modern times and has changed the world through her simple living out of the Gospel of Jesus. Small of stature, she was powerful in spirit.
“Make us worthy, Lord, to serve our fellow men throughout the world who live and die in poverty and hunger. Give them through our hands this day their daily bread, and by our understanding love, find peace and joy.” This prayer was written by her own hand in a book of devotions given to Malcom Muggeridge, a famed agnostic who was changed by knowing her and became a devout Catholic. It expressed simply and beautifully what she and the order of sisters she founded was all about.
Chuck chose to depict Mother expressing the joy she experienced in her service to children.
Chuck was born in Wilmington, Ohio, grew up in Antioch, Ohio and currently lives in Wilmington, Ohio. He grew up working on hog and corn farms and did construction, but was known to sketch wherever he was at an early age. Most of his drawings were landscapes even then. Chuck attended the Art Institute of Cincinnati and the California Art Institute. He spent many years as an illustrator and graphic designer in addition to his fine art. Dozens of Chuck’s paintings are displayed throughout the Museum.
Further notes on Mother Teresa:
Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Albanian: [aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔndʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒiu]; 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), commonly known as Mother Teresa and honored in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. Anjezë is a cognate of "Agnes". She was born in Skopje (now the capital of North Macedonia), which was then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. After living in Skopje for eighteen years, she moved to Ireland and then to India, where she lived for most of her life.
In 1950, Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation that had over 4,500 nuns and was active in 133 countries in 2012. The congregation manages homes for people who are dying of HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis. It also runs soup kitchens, dispensaries, mobile clinics, children's and family counseling programs, as well as orphanages and schools. Members take vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, and also profess a fourth vow – to give "wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor."
Teresa received a number of honors, including the 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize and 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. She was canonized on 4 September 2016, and the anniversary of her death (5 September) is her feast day.
A controversial figure during her life and after her death, Teresa was admired by many for her charitable work. She was praised and criticized on various counts, such as for her views on abortion and contraception, and was criticized for poor conditions in her houses for the dying. Her authorized biography was written by Navin Chawla and published in 1992, and she has been the subject of films and other books. On 6 September 2017, Teresa and St. Francis Xavier were named co-patrons of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta.
“Make us worthy, Lord, to serve our fellow men throughout the world who live and die in poverty and hunger. Give them through our hands this day their daily bread, and by our understanding love, find peace and joy.” This prayer was written by her own hand in a book of devotions given to Malcom Muggeridge, a famed agnostic who was changed by knowing her and became a devout Catholic. It expressed simply and beautifully what she and the order of sisters she founded was all about.
Chuck chose to depict Mother expressing the joy she experienced in her service to children.
Chuck was born in Wilmington, Ohio, grew up in Antioch, Ohio and currently lives in Wilmington, Ohio. He grew up working on hog and corn farms and did construction, but was known to sketch wherever he was at an early age. Most of his drawings were landscapes even then. Chuck attended the Art Institute of Cincinnati and the California Art Institute. He spent many years as an illustrator and graphic designer in addition to his fine art. Dozens of Chuck’s paintings are displayed throughout the Museum.
Further notes on Mother Teresa:
Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Albanian: [aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔndʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒiu]; 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), commonly known as Mother Teresa and honored in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. Anjezë is a cognate of "Agnes". She was born in Skopje (now the capital of North Macedonia), which was then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. After living in Skopje for eighteen years, she moved to Ireland and then to India, where she lived for most of her life.
In 1950, Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation that had over 4,500 nuns and was active in 133 countries in 2012. The congregation manages homes for people who are dying of HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis. It also runs soup kitchens, dispensaries, mobile clinics, children's and family counseling programs, as well as orphanages and schools. Members take vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, and also profess a fourth vow – to give "wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor."
Teresa received a number of honors, including the 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize and 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. She was canonized on 4 September 2016, and the anniversary of her death (5 September) is her feast day.
A controversial figure during her life and after her death, Teresa was admired by many for her charitable work. She was praised and criticized on various counts, such as for her views on abortion and contraception, and was criticized for poor conditions in her houses for the dying. Her authorized biography was written by Navin Chawla and published in 1992, and she has been the subject of films and other books. On 6 September 2017, Teresa and St. Francis Xavier were named co-patrons of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta.
