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Earley, John Joseph,
Religion -- Saint
Religion -- New Testament
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
St. Christopher, (sculpture).
Artist:
Earley, John Joseph, 1881-1945, sculptor.
Title:
St. Christopher, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Saint Christopher, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1924.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Cast stone, surfaced with warm buff aggregate.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 40 in. x 40 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. x 48 in. x 48 in.
Inscription:
(Front of base:) ST CHRISTOPHER/WHO FOR THE LOVE/OF GOD ASSISTED/WAYFARERS ACROSS A/STREAM HAS BECAUSE/OF HIS CHARITY BEEN/INVOKED BY MANY AS/THE PATRON SAINT OF/THOSE WHO TRAVEL/BY AUTOMOBILE
Description:
A full-length standing figure of St. Christopher, bearing the Christ Child on his shoulders. St. Christopher stands, bowed under the weight, with his proper right leg forward. He wears a garment that drapes over his proper left shoulder and holds a staff in his proper right hand. The Christ Child sits on the man's proper left shoulder and the man is holding the child's legs with his proper left hand. The Christ Child holds a ball with a cross on the top in his proper left hand.
Subject:
Religion -- Saint -- St. Christopher
Religion -- New Testament -- Christ
Dress -- Accessory -- Cane
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Owner:
Franciscan Monastery, 1400 Quincy Street, N.E., Washington, District of Columbia 20017
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 338.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 338.
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 DC000009
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