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(St. Joseph with Infant Child), (sculpture). Artist:  O'Shaughnessy, James J., architect. Lualdi and Sons, architectural firm. Title:  (St. Joseph with Infant Child), (sculpture). Other Titles:  Saint Joseph with Infant Child, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 12, 1948. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Indiana limestone. Dimensions:  Approx. 8 ft. 10 in. x 17 ft. 4 in. x 4 in. Description:  A relief pediment above the main entrance portico to St. Joseph Church shows the baby Jesus on the arm of Joseph who is flanked by two kneeling angels. In the center of the pediment a bearded and barefoot figure of Joseph with a halo stands dressed in a long belted robe and an outer cloak flowing off his proper right shoulder. He holds the infant Jesus with his proper left arm and he holds up a flowering lily in his lowered proper right hand. The infant Jesus is barefoot and dressed in long robes. Behind his head is a halo embedded with a symbol of a cross. He raises his proper right hand, palm facing out, index and middle fingers pointing up. In his proper left hand he holds scepter topped with a cross. The angels that flank Joseph are dressed in flowing robes and each has elongated wings with lines that are parallel with those of the pediment. The angel on Joseph's proper right, kneels on its proper left knee with its proper right knee raised. The angel on the proper left, has a band around its forehead and kneels on its proper left knee with its proper right knee raised. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Joseph Religion -- New Testament -- Christ Religion -- Angel Object -- Flower -- Lily Object -- Other -- Orb Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Dover Pediment Relief Sculpture Owner:  St. Joseph Church, 150 Central Avenue, In pediment above main entrance portico, Dover, New Hampshire 03820 Remarks:  The relief was designed by the firm of Lualdi and Sons of Cambridge. The parish and its edifice cost in excess of $500,000. IAS files contain a related article from Foster's Daily Democrat (Dover, New Hampshire), Oct. 13, 1948, pg. 1, 8, which describes the dedication ceremony officiated by Bishop Matthew F. Brady and attended by Governor Charles M. Dale and Mayor Simon G. Markos. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Foster's Daily Democrat (Dover, NH), Oct. 13, 1948. 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 NH000251   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000251 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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