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Lincoln Monument Company,
Religion -- Saint
Occupation -- Education
Ethnic -- French
Dress -- Ecclesiastical
Object -- Written Matter
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Orange
Sculpture
St
. John
Baptiste
de
la
Salle
, (sculpture).
Artist:
Lincoln Monument Company, fabricator. (possibly by)
Title:
St
. John
Baptiste
de
la
Salle
, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Saint
John
Baptiste
de
la
Salle
, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 15, 1934.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: Carrara marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 5 ft. x 1 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. 3 x 3 x 3 ft.
Inscription:
(Bronze plaque on front of plinth, raised:) GIFT OF/RT. REV. MSGR. PAUL T. CAREW, M. R./MAY 15, 1934 (Bronze plaque on front of base:) Gift of/The Lincoln Monument/Company/Montola Jr. unsigned
Description:
St
. John
Baptiste
de
la
Salle
stands wearing clerical garb. He gestures with his proper right hand and holds a book in his proper left hand.
Subject:
Religion
--
Saint
--
St
.
Jean
Baptiste
de
la
Salle
Occupation
--
Education
--
Teacher
Ethnic
--
French
Dress
--
Ecclesiastical
Object
--
Written Matter
--
Book
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
New Jersey
--
Orange
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by
St
. John's Church, 94 Ridge Street, Orange, New Jersey 07050
Located
St
. John's Cemetery, White Street, Orange, New Jersey
Remarks:
Commissioned and funded by Monsignor Paul T. Carew to commemorate his twenty years at
St
. John's. Base is a gift of the Lincoln Monument Company.
St
.
Jean
Baptiste
de
la
Salle
, 1651-1719, founded the Brothers of the Christian Schools in 1684, and was canonized in 1900. For related information see Carew, Paul T., "The Story of a Mother Church," Brooklyn, NY: Braunworth & Co., 1934, pg. 156.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.
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 NJ000083
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NJ000083
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