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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Bourcier, Francoise Trudel,     Portrait male -- Guertin, Georges A.     Occupation -- Religion     Religion -- Catholicism     Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Manchester     Sculpture

(Bust of Bishop Guertin), (sculpture). Artist:  Bourcier, Francoise Trudel, sculptor. Title:  (Bust of Bishop Guertin), (sculpture). Other Titles:  Bishop Georges A. Guertin, (sculpture). Dates:  1962. Dedicated Nov. 11, 1962. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 31 x 16 x 13 in.; Base: approx. 73 x 29 3/4 x 23 1/2 in. Inscription:  (On back of sculpture:) FRANCOISE TRUDEL BOURCIER 1962 (On plaque on front of base:) ITER PARA TUTUM/SON EXCELLENCE MONSEIGNEUR/GEORGE ALBERT GUERTIN D. THE./1869-1931/TROISEME/EVEQUE DE MANCHESTER/1907-1931/PASTOR BONUS/COMPATRIOTES RECONNAISSANTS/11 NOVEMBRE 1962 signed Description:  Portrait bust of Bishop Georges Guertin. He wears a bishop's garb and skullcap. A cross hangs around his neck. The bronze sculpture stands on a simple granite base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Guertin, Georges A. -- Bust Occupation -- Religion -- Bishop Religion -- Catholicism Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Manchester Sculpture Owner:  St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 172 Belmont Street, Manchester, New Hampshire 03103 Remarks:  The sculpture was given to St. Anthony parish by the Franco-American Federation of New Hampshire. Guertin was bishop of Manchester from 1907-1931. IAS files contain copy of related article from Manchester Union Leader, Nov. 9, 1962 and copy of related excerpt from David Ruell's unpublished manuscript "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire", Concord: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1980, pg. 256-257. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire 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 NH000484   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000484 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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