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    		• Vita, Anna,
     
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    		• Vita, Mario,
     
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    		• Leofanti, Gino,
     
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    		• Roman Bronze Works,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Pius
     
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    		• Occupation -- Religion
     
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    		• Dress -- Ecclesiastical
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Loretto
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Pope Pius XII, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Vita, Anna, sculptor.
    Vita, Mario, sculptor.
    Leofanti, Gino, sculptor.
    Roman Bronze Works, founder.
    Title: 
    Pope Pius XII, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated May 2, 1959.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. 3 in. x W. 5 ft. 9 in.; Base: approx. H. 11 in. x W. 40 in.
    Inscription: 
    A. Vita and M. Vita Roman Bronze Works Inc. N.Y./Venite AD ME OMNES signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Full-length figure of Pope Pius XII stands on a low, square base. The figure wears pontifical robes and mitre. His arms are outstretched, palms up.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Pius -- Full length
    Occupation -- Religion -- Pope
    Dress -- Ecclesiastical
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Loretto
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by St. Francis College, Loretto, Pennsylvania
    Located St. Francis College, Pasquerilla Library, Loretto, Pennsylvania
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was created from a 22 inch version begun by Mario Vita and completed by his daughter, Anna Vita. (This small sculpture was presented to Pope Pius XII by Father John H. Boccella, a former president of St. Francis College in Sept. 29, 1958 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the American Parish Youth Center in Primavalle, Italy). The plaster enlargement by Gino Leofanti was exhibited at the Plaza Hotel in New York, April 25-28, 1959, prior to its placement on campus outside the new library, then called the Pius XII Memorial Library. The sculpture was originally installed in the front of the library, before being moved to its current side location. IAS files contain related articles from the Altoona Mirror, April 22, 1959 and the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, May 4, 1959 and additional related articles describing the library's dedication.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS PA001625
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