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Franz Mayer Studio,
Carl Brothers Construction Company,
Religion -- Saint
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Covington
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:
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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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
KY000189
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