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St. Patrick's Cathedral Doors and Tympanum, (sculpture). Artist:  Angel, John, 1881-1960, sculptor. Title:  St. Patrick's Cathedral Doors and Tympanum, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  Each door figure: H. 37 in.; Door: approx. 20 ft. x 12 ft. x 6 in. Description:  Six figures in high relief are arranged in two vertical rows on the doors. The figures represented in the top row are St. Joseph and St. Patrick; in the middle row are Father Isaac Jogues, the first priest to celebrate mass on Manhattan Island and Mother Frances Cabrini, an Italian-American nun who was canonized; in the next row are Kateri Tekawitha of the Mohawks and Mother Seton, who became the first American born saint. Above the doors is a tympanum with a standing Christ figure in the center and the twelve apostles, six on each side of him. The figures of the Virgin Mary and St. John the Babtist flank the head of Christ just above the apostles. A lamb appears just under the feet of Christ. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Joseph Religion -- Saint -- St. Patrick Portrait male -- Jogues, Isaac -- Full length Portrait female -- Tekakwitha, Kateri -- Full length Religion -- Saint -- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Religion -- Saint -- St. Francis Occupation -- Religion -- Missionary Occupation -- Religion -- Nun Ethnic -- Indian -- Mohawk Religion -- New Testament -- Christ Religion -- New Testament -- Mary Religion -- Saint -- St. John Religion -- New Testament -- Disciples Object Type:  Door Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, New York References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975, pg. 103. 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 76003649   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76003649 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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