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Utescher, Gerd,
Religion -- Saint
Allegory -- Quality
Allegory -- Quality
Allegory -- Quality
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Flourtown
Sculpture
Saint Joseph, (sculpture).
Artist:
Utescher, Gerd, 1912- , sculptor.
Title:
Saint Joseph, (sculpture).
Dates:
1968.
Medium:
Statue: metal; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Statue: approx. 102 x 32 x 24 in.; Base: approx. H. 60 in. Diam. 66 in.
Inscription:
(On bottom proper left side of the statue:) GERD UTESCHER 1968 signed
Description:
A tall slender statue representing St. Joseph, the protector, who possesses the qualities of strength, endurance, determination, and patience. The statue depicts St. Joseph raising his head to search all space for danger. He cradles in his arms a model of the Saint Joseph's Villa. Saint Joseph's Villa is a nursing home.
Subject:
Religion -- Saint -- St. Joseph
Allegory -- Quality -- Determination
Allegory -- Quality -- Patience
Allegory -- Quality -- Fortitude
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Flourtown
Sculpture
Owner:
Saint Joseph's Villa, Stenton & Wissahickon Avenues, Center of circular entrance area, Flourtown, Pennsylvania 19031
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
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 PA000082
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA000082
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