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Christ, (sculpture). Artist:  Sodini, Dante, 1858-1934, sculptor. Fonderia Galli, founder. Title:  Christ, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1914. Relocated 1962. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 10 in. x 30 in. x 40 in.; Base: approx. 35 x 46 x 34 in. Inscription:  (On proper right side of self-base:) D. Sodini (On rear of self-base:) Fonderia Flli Galli/Firenze (On plaque on front of base:) IN MEMORIAM (On plaque on back of base:) ERECTED BY THE CHILDREN OF/FRANCIS AND MARY S. WINSLOW/A.D. 1914 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length figure of Christ. He wears robes which are belted at his waist. He has long hair and a beard. His proper right arm is raised. He is barefoot. The bronze sculpture stands on a granite base. Subject:  Religion -- New Testament -- Christ Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Dunbarton Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Dunbarton Historical Society, President, 50 Stark Highway North, Dunbarton, New Hampshire 03045 Located Stark Cemetery, Mansion Road, Dunbarton, New Hampshire Remarks:  The sculpture was originally installed in the Stark cemetery in 1914. In 1962, due to the Hopkinton-Everett Dam and Reservoir Project, the cemetery was relocated several hundred yards away from the original site. The land was conveyed to the present owner, the Dunbarton Historical Society, by Harriet Stark in her will. When the cemetery was relocated, the sculpture was sited as it had been originally in relation to the rest of the cemetery. IAS files contain copy of related excerpt from Alice M. Hadley's "Where the Winds Blow Free", Dunbarton, 1976, pg. 210. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire 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 NH000398   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000398 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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