By Florida Catholic staff - Florida Catholic
A crane lifts the specially built steel cage that encloses the "Angels Unawares" sculpture for transporting from city to city. It left Bayfront Park April 7, 2021. After two months in Miami, it now heads to New Orleans.
Workers wrap the wings of the "Angels Unawares" sculpture to prepare it for travel, April 7, 2021. After two months in Miami, the massive bronze sculpture now heads to New Orleans.
View of one of the wings and bolts required for attaching it to the "Angels Unawares" sculpture. The wings must be removed to prepare it for travel. After two months here, the the massive bronze sculpture left Miami April 7, 2021, headed for New Orleans.
Wrapped up and ready to go: The "Angels Unawares" sculpture leaves Miami April 7, 2021, headed for New Orleans.
Wrapped up and ready to go: The "Angels Unawares" sculpture leaves Miami April 7, 2021, headed for New Orleans.
Wrapped up and ready to go: The "Angels Unawares" sculpture leaves Miami April 7, 2021, headed for New Orleans.
Photography: COURTESY | David Prada
MIAMI | With much less fanfare than when it arrived, the massive bronze sculpture "Angels Unawares," a tribute to immigrants, left Miami April 7, 2021 for its next stop: New Orleans.
The sculpture, a full-size replica of the one blessed by Pope Francis in 2019 and installed in St. Peter's Square, travels in a specially built steel cage.
While in Miami, it served as the backdrop for the launch of a new Institute for Immigration Studies at Barry University and the swearing in of 10 new U.S. citizens. Many also stopped by Bayfront Park to see the immense sculpture for themselves.
Above are pictures depicting the removal, packing and shipping, done by the same workers from Florida Lemark who installed it back on Feb. 9, 2021.
