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Religion -- Saint
Emblem -- Cross
Object -- Written Matter
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Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis
Sculpture
St. Francis, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
St. Francis, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Saint Francis, (sculpture).
Dates:
Before 1920.
Medium:
Sculpture: sandstone or limestone, painted; Base: brick; Planter: brick.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 63 x 24 x 17 in.; Base: approx. 9 x 19 x 20 in.; Planter: approx. 19 x 77 x 40 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A full-length standing figure of St. Francis holding a rough wooden cross to his chest with his proper right hand. In his proper left hand he holds a Bible. He wears a habit and sandals, a knotted cord hangs from his waist on his proper right and a rosary is on his proper left. By St. Francis' feet is a skull on top of a Bible. The sculpture is mounted upon a short, square base, set within a rectangular planter.
Subject:
Religion -- Saint -- St. Francis
Emblem -- Cross
Object -- Written Matter -- Bible
Figure -- Fragment -- Skull
Object -- Other -- Rosary
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis
Sculpture
Owner:
Sacred Heart Church, 1530 Union Street, Sacred Heart Friary, Indianapolis, Indiana 46225
Remarks:
The sculpture was originally sited just north of its present location in a courtyard between the church and the monastery, set on a fieldstone pedestal. It was moved to its present site in the early 1960s. IAS files contain Aug. 16, 1985 correspondence with the Indiana State Museum's State Historic Preservation Office, stating that the sculpture is most likely made of sandstone.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
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 IN000873
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IN000873
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