This work by Paul Newton is the only piece in the collection that is not an original. The original work was completed as oil on canvas and is 3 feet wide by 7.5 feet tall. The original is one of 32 pieces that Paul was commissioned to create for the Domus Australia Chapel in Rome. It hung in the Vatican during Mother Teresa's canonization ceremony. This giclee is the only other image in existence of the original work and the Museum has special permission from the artist and the Chapel to display it. Paul chose to depict Mother where she could be found most often throughout her ministry ... in one of her houses, visiting and giving solace to the dying.
In his search for artists to contribute to his collection, Ramesh reached out to Paul on social media because he had heard that Paul had already created a work with Mother Teresa as its focus. Ramesh had no idea that Paul's "work" was tied to Mother's canonization ceremony, nor that Paul had such a weighty commission. Paul's response was that he would like to participate in the collection but simply could not devote the time ... understandable since he was only partway through the 32 paintings he had been asked to create. Instead, he asked permission to have the image digitized and printed in smaller dimensions and sent to the Museum.
Paul, born in 1961, lives in Sydney, Australia. He received a B.S. from the University of Sydney in 1982, and graduated from the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney in 1987. He is a world-renowned and award-winning portrait artist. His commissioned work hangs in numerous government offices, corporate buildings, hospitals, and galleries throughout the world. He was recently commissioned to create 32 works of art to be hung in the Domus Australia Chapel in Rome, a task which took him 5 years. He completed the 32nd one in September 2016 depicting Pope St. John Paul II.
In his search for artists to contribute to his collection, Ramesh reached out to Paul on social media because he had heard that Paul had already created a work with Mother Teresa as its focus. Ramesh had no idea that Paul's "work" was tied to Mother's canonization ceremony, nor that Paul had such a weighty commission. Paul's response was that he would like to participate in the collection but simply could not devote the time ... understandable since he was only partway through the 32 paintings he had been asked to create. Instead, he asked permission to have the image digitized and printed in smaller dimensions and sent to the Museum.
Paul, born in 1961, lives in Sydney, Australia. He received a B.S. from the University of Sydney in 1982, and graduated from the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney in 1987. He is a world-renowned and award-winning portrait artist. His commissioned work hangs in numerous government offices, corporate buildings, hospitals, and galleries throughout the world. He was recently commissioned to create 32 works of art to be hung in the Domus Australia Chapel in Rome, a task which took him 5 years. He completed the 32nd one in September 2016 depicting Pope St. John Paul II.
Further information on Mother Teresa:
Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu - (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu 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. She was born in Skopje (now the capital of North Macedonia), 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 counselling 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.
Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu - (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu 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. She was born in Skopje (now the capital of North Macedonia), 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 counselling 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.
