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Father Pierre Gibault, (sculpture). Artist:  Polasek, Albin, 1879-1965, sculptor. Title:  Father Pierre Gibault, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Gibault, (sculpture). Dates:  1935. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 105 x 42 x 32 in.; Base: approx. 57 x 72 x 67 in. Inscription:  (Proper rear of base:) ALBIN POLASEK, NA/1935 (Front of base, incised lettering:) GIBAULT (Rear of base:) PIERRE GIBAULT/1737-1804/VICAR-GENERAL/OF THE ILLINOIS COUNTRY/WHO IN 1778 GAINED THE ALLEGIANCE/TO THE UNITED STATES OF THE/FRENCH POPULATION OF VINCENNES signed Description:  Standing figure of Father Pierre Gibault (1737-1804) in clerical robe and full-length cloak, holding a cross in his raised proper right hand and a scroll in his proper left hand. The sculpture is mounted upon a two-tiered base of polished granite. Subject:  Portrait male -- Gibault, Pierre -- Full length Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Emblem -- Cross Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Vincennes Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Administered by George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, 401 South Second Street, Vincennes, Indiana 47591 Located Cathedral Plaza, Vincennes, Indiana Remarks:  Father Pierre Gibault was a Vicar-General of the Illinois Country. IAS files contain a related excerpt from "Historic Vincennes," 1970, pg. 14-15. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Illustration:  Image on file. "Historic Vincennes," 1970, pg. 14. 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 76009861   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76009861 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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