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Angel, John,
Religion -- Saint
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Concord
Sculpture
St. Paul, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Angel, John, 1881-1960, sculptor.
Title:
St. Paul, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1931. Dedicated June 4, 1931.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze.
Dimensions:
Approx. 7 ft. 1 in. x 34 in. x 36 in.
Inscription:
(On top of self base, proper right rear corner:) John Angel 1931 signed
Description:
A full-length figure of St. Paul, barefoot and dressed in long robes, caught in a pose of addressing an unseen audience, with his proper right hand raised, palm outward. St. Paul has a beard, mustache, and long hair. His proper left foot is raised on its toes, as if he is about to stride forward. With his proper left hand, he grasps his robes near his proper left shoulder. He upper body is bent forward. The
sculpture
is set directly on the ground.
Subject:
Religion
--
Saint
--
St. Paul
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
New
Hampshire
--
Concord
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by St. Paul's School, Art Center in Hargate, 325 Pleasant Street,
Concord
,
New
Hampshire
03301
Located St. Paul's School, Chapel Road, Near South transept of The Chapel of Saints Peter & Paul,
Concord
,
New
Hampshire
Remarks:
The
sculpture
was originally located near the main entry to the Chapel and was a gift of alumni Charles D. Hart, a Philadelphia doctor. It was dedicated at the 75th anniversary of the school. IAS files contain excerpts from August Heckscher, "St. Paul's," (Charles Scribner's Sons, NY, 1980), pg. 203; "The Chapel at St. Paul's School," (
Concord
, NH, 1935) pg. 15; St. Paul's School, "The Record," 1932 (
Concord
, NH), pg. 49; and St. Paul's School Alumni Horae, vol. 11, no. 2 (July 1931) pg. 61, 82 and vol. 11, no. 3 (Dec. 1931), pg. 120-121.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
New
Hampshire
survey, 1994.
Index of American
Sculpture
, University of Delaware, 1985.
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 76004826
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
76004826
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