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St. Joseph, (sculpture). Artist:  Laconia Monument Company, contractor. Title:  St. Joseph, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Saint Joseph, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed Oct. 1966. Dedicated Nov. 6, 1966. Relocated ca. 1990. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Carrara marble; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 55 x 18 x 16 in.; Base: approx. 32 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft. Inscription:  (On front of base, incised lettering:) IN PRAYERFUL REMEMBERANCE /TO/REV. ARTHUR L. MASSICOTTE/BORN FEB. 19, 1905/ORDAINED JUNE 14, 1930/DIED NOVEMBER 14, 1965/DONATED BY PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS unsigned Description:  St. Joseph stands, dressed in sandals and robes, holding the Christ child against his body in the crook of his proper left arm. With his proper right hand he holds a flowering branch against his side. Jesus is dressed in a simple shift and sits with proper left leg over his proper right leg. His proper right hand is raised in a gesture of blessing with thumb and two fingers raised. He holds a small cross against his chest with his proper left hand. Both Joseph and Jesus face downward. The sculpture is mounted on a short, self-base set atop a granite base with rough-hewn sides. Subject:  Homage -- Massicotte, Arthur L. Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Religion -- Saint -- St. Joseph Religion -- New Testament -- Christ Object -- Flower Emblem -- Cross Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Belmont Sculpture Owner:  Administered by St. Joseph's Church, Rectory, 1 High Street, P. O. Box 285, Belmont, New Hampshire 03220 Located St. Joseph's Church, Belmont, New Hampshire Remarks:  The sculpture was originally installed outside the "old" St. Joseph's Church on Main Street in Belmont. It was installed in 1966 in memory of Father Arthur Massicotte, who died November 14, 1965. Massicotte was the first pastor of St. Joseph's Church. The sculpture was purchased for $873 from the Laconia Monument Company, which imported it from Italy. In 1990, when the new church was built, the sculpture was moved to its current site. IAS files contain a related excerpt from Wallace P. Rhodes' "Reminiscences of a New Hampshire Town, The Belmont Centennial 1869-1969," pg. 57-58; information from "For The Glory Of God" (May 13, 1990), and a dedication program for the new St. Joseph's Catholic Church. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1996. 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 NH000355   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000355 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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