Francis Asbury, (sculpture).

Francis Asbury, (sculpture).

Lukeman, Augustus, 1871-1935, sculptor.

Tracy, Evarts, 1868-1929, architect.

Roman Bronze Works, founder.

Francis Asbury, (sculpture).

Modeled 1921. Dedicated Oct. 15, 1924.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 100 x 60 x 132 in.; Base: approx. 100 x 140 x 200 ft.

(Sculpture, proper left side, near base:) Augustus Lukeman Sc 1921 (Base, front:) FRANCIS ASBURY/1745-1816/PIONEER/METHODIST BISHOP/IN AMERICA (Base, left side:) HIS CONTINUOUS JOURNEY THROUGH CITIES/VILLAGES AND SETTLEMENTS FROM 1771 TO 1816/GREATLY PROMOTED PATRIOTISM EDUCATION MORALITY/AND RELIGION IN THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC Act of Congress (Base, right side:) IF YOU SEEK FOR THE RESULTS OF HIS LABOR/YOU WILL FIND THEM/IN OUR CHRISTIAN CIVILIZATION signed

Portrait of Francis Asbury seated on his horse with a Bible in his proper right hand. He holds the reins in his proper left hand. He wears a cape and a hat. The horse bends his head to lick its left leg. The sculpture rests on an oval base.

Portrait male -- Asbury, Francis -- Full length

Ethnic -- British

Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy

Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington

Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia

Located 16th Street & Mt. Pleasant St., N.W., Washington, District of Columbia

Francis Asbury (1745-1810), originally from England, was sent to America as an assistant to John Wesley in 1771. After the Revolutionary War when the Methodist Church broke from the Anglican Church, Asbury became the first superintendent of the Methodist church in America. Later his title was changed to bishop. He was responsible for organizing all of the counties in America into church districts with an academy located in each one. He then became a circuit rider traveling from church to church delivering his sermons.

For additional informaiton on the sculpture see article in The American Magazine of Art (Nov. 1922): pg. 476-478 and the Washington Post, Oct. 15, 1924, pg. 2 and Oct. 16, 1924, pg. 2.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1994.

Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 423.

Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.

Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, L-11.

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