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Gaylord, Frank Chalfant, II,
Gaylord Sculpture Studios,
Laconia Monument Company,
Religion -- Saint
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Sheep
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Laconia
Sculpture
St. Francis of Assisi, (sculpture).
Artist:
Gaylord
, Frank Chalfant, II,
1925-2018
,
sculptor
.
Gaylord
Sculpture Studios, fabricator.
Laconia Monument Company, contractor.
Title:
St. Francis of Assisi, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Saint Francis of Assisi, (sculpture).
Dates:
1987. Dedicated Fall 1987.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Statue: light grey granite; Base: light grey granite.
Dimensions:
Statue: approx. 38 x 12 x 12 in.; Self base: approx. 4 x 3 x 3 in.; Base: approx. 32 3/4 x 16 x 16 in.
Inscription:
(On front of base, incised:) DEDICATED/TO ALL/IN HIS CARE (On metal plate in center bottom edge of base:) LACONIA MONUMENT CO./LACONIA, N.H. unsigned
Description:
A bearded figure of St. Francis with tonsured hair, dressed in a cinched Franciscan habit, stands barefoot with his proper left hand raised up to chest level and his proper right hand at his front midriff. A bird rests on his proper right hand and a small lamb stands in front of his feet. The statue is placed atop an inscribed base.
Subject:
Religion -- Saint -- St. Francis
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Sheep
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Laconia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by New Hampshire Catholic Charities, 215 Myrtle Street, Manchester, New Hampshire 03105
Located St. Francis Home for the Aged, 406 Court Street, Laconia, New Hampshire 03105
Remarks:
Frank Chalfant
Gaylord
sculpted the statue.
Gaylord
Sculpture Studios of Barre, Vermont fabricated the statue and the contractor was Laconia Monument Company.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire 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 NH000133
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NH000133
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