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Fontaine, Walter F.,
Architecture -- Monument
Homage -- Pothier, Aram Jules
Occupation -- Political
Ethnic -- Canadian
Ethnic -- French
Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Woonsocket
Sculpture
Pothier Mausoleum, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Fontaine, Walter F., architect.
Title:
Pothier Mausoleum, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1917.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Granite with metal doors.
Dimensions:
Approx. 46 x 44 x 41 x Diam. 150 ft.
Inscription:
(Above entablature:) POTHIER unsigned
Description:
Mausoleum modeled on classical architecture. Base consists of fourteen steps with a door in the back. The door has a coat of arms, and plant and wreath decorations. Ionic collonade consisting of twelve columns sits on the base platform.
Subject:
Architecture
--
Monument
--
Tomb
Homage
--
Pothier, Aram Jules
Occupation
--
Political
--
Governor
Ethnic
--
Canadian
Ethnic
--
French
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Rhode
Island
--
Woonsocket
Sculpture
Owner:
Cimetiere du Precieux-Sang, Corner of Diamond Hill Road & Rathbun Street,
Woonsocket
,
Rhode
Island
02895
Remarks:
Mausoleum was built for Aram Jules Pothier, the first French-Canadian governor of
Rhode
Island
. The name of the cemetery is Precious Blood Cemetery in English. IAS files contain excerpt from the book "
Woonsocket
,
Rhode
Island
: a Centennial History, 1888-1988" and a citation the book "
Woonsocket
Highlights of History 1800-1976" by A. P. Thomas MD, c1976.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Rhode
Island
survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Fortin, Marcel P., ed., "
Woonsocket
,
Rhode
Island
: a Centennial History 1888-1988," State College, PA: Jostens Printing & Publishing Division, c1988, pg. 77.
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 RI000086
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
RI000086
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