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    		• Franz Mayer Studio,
     
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    		• Carl Brothers Construction Company,
     
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    		• Religion -- Saint
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Covington
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (St. Paul), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Franz Mayer Studio, fabricator.
    Carl Brothers Construction Company, contractor.
    Title: 
    (St. Paul), (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Saint Paul, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1922. Installed March 1, 1923.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Statue: marble.
    Dimensions: 
    Statue: approx. 8 ft. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 4 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Bottom proper left side of statue:) MAYER CO MUM II unsigned Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Saint Paul stands, robed and barefoot, with a head covering. He holds his proper left hand open and upturned at chest level, with his proper right hand on the handle of sword at waist level, the point of which rests by his foot.
    Subject: 
    Religion -- Saint -- St. Paul
    Object -- Weapon -- Sword
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Covington
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Mother of God Church, 119 West 6th Street, In front, Covington, Kentucky 41011
    Remarks: 
    Statue is paired with a statue of Saint Peter (IAS record KY000190). Both statues, as well as two mythological lion sculptures also located in front of the church (IAS records KY000183 and KY000184) were all created by Franz Mayer Studio in Munich, Germany, and shipped together for placement at the church. The total cost for all four pieces was $2,400. Carl Brothers Construction Company placed the statue in position. IAS files contain church brochure, and transcription of shipping details and costs as found in Parish archives bound scrapbook, Historia, Vol. III, p. 75.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1995.
    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 KY000189
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