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Price, Michael,
Portrait male -- Ireland, John
Occupation -- Religion
Occupation -- Education
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- St. Paul
Sculpture
Archbishop John Ireland, (sculpture).
Artist:
Price
,
Michael
,
1940-2001
,
sculptor
.
Title:
Archbishop John Ireland, (sculpture).
Dates:
March 1986.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone, bronze and concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: Approx. 6 ft. 3 in. x 19 7/8 in. x 19 7/8 in.; Base: approx. 55 1/4 x 62 x 62 in.
Inscription:
(On back corner of sculpture:) M
PRICE
3/86 (On front of base:) EDUCATION (On back of base:) NATION (On side of base:) CHURCH (On opposite side of base:) COMMUNITY signed
Description:
Life-size standing figure of man, dressed in knee-length frock coat. Hands clasped behind his back. Sculpture set on stone pedestal with four bronze reliefs of birds inset in each side, symbolic of the various aspects of the Archbishop's life: an owl (EDUCATION), a bird holding branch in its beak (COMMUNITY), an eagle (NATION), and a dove (CHURCH). Stone pedestal rests on low concrete base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Ireland, John -- Full length
Occupation -- Religion -- Archbishop
Occupation -- Education
Animal -- Bird -- Owl
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Animal -- Bird -- Dove
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- St. Paul
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55105
Located University of St. Thomas, Central courtyard, St. Paul, Minnesota
Remarks:
Commissioned by the College of St. Thomas to commemorate its centennial, 1985. Archbishop John Ireland 1839-1918, was founder of University of St. Thomas. IAS files contain inscription from nearby plaque.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Harris, Moira F., "Monumental Minnesota: A Guide to Outdoor Sculpture," Pogo Press, 1992, pg. 32-33.
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 MN000007
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MN000007
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