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Robertshaw, Mary Aldridge,
Koury, Leon,
Religion -- Saint
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Foliage
Object -- Written Matter
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Greenville
Sculpture
St. Francis, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Robertshaw, Mary Aldridge, sculptor.
Koury, Leon, 1919- , founder.
Title:
St. Francis, (
sculpture
).
Other Titles:
Saint Francis, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
ca. 1968. Dedicated 1975.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Concrete.
Dimensions:
Approx. 6 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 3 in. x 4 in.
Inscription:
Robertshaw
Description:
Bas-relief of full-length figure of St. Francis. He is barefoot and dressed in cowled friar's robes tied with a tasseled rope. He wears a skullcap and has a book tucked under his proper left arm which he touches with the first two fingers of his proper right hand. He stands in a grassy area with ginkgo branches to his proper right and a tree stump by his proper right leg. The arched relief is framed by a niche.
Subject:
Religion
--
Saint
--
St. Francis
Dress
--
Accessory
--
Hat
Object
--
Foliage
--
Ginkgo
Object
--
Written Matter
--
Book
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Mississippi
--
Greenville
Sculpture
Owner:
St. James Episcopal Church, 1026 South Washington Avenue,
Greenville
,
Mississippi
38701
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of Robertshaw, Mary Aldridge, 518 Central Avenue,
Greenville
,
Mississippi
38701
Remarks:
Sculpture
was formerly located in artist's garden at 518 Central Avenue,
Greenville
,
Mississippi
. It was dedicated at the church in 1975. Nearby plaque reads: To the Glory of God/And in appreciation of the life of/MARY ALDRIDGE ROBERTSHAW/WHO DID THIS
SCULPTURE
.
References:
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Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Mississippi
survey, 1994.
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 MS000123
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MS000123
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