St. Paul, (sculpture).

St. Paul, (sculpture).

Angel, John, 1881-1960, sculptor.

St. Paul, (sculpture).

1931. Dedicated June 4, 1931.

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Approx. 7 ft. 1 in. x 34 in. x 36 in.

(On top of self base, proper right rear corner:) John Angel 1931 signed

A full-length figure of St. Paul, barefoot and dressed in long robes, caught in a pose of addressing an unseen audience, with his proper right hand raised, palm outward. St. Paul has a beard, mustache, and long hair. His proper left foot is raised on its toes, as if he is about to stride forward. With his proper left hand, he grasps his robes near his proper left shoulder. He upper body is bent forward. The sculpture is set directly on the ground.

Religion -- Saint -- St. Paul

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Concord

Administered by St. Paul's School, Art Center in Hargate, 325 Pleasant Street, Concord, New Hampshire 03301

Located St. Paul's School, Chapel Road, Near South transept of The Chapel of Saints Peter & Paul, Concord, New Hampshire

The sculpture was originally located near the main entry to the Chapel and was a gift of alumni Charles D. Hart, a Philadelphia doctor. It was dedicated at the 75th anniversary of the school. IAS files contain excerpts from August Heckscher, "St. Paul's," (Charles Scribner's Sons, NY, 1980), pg. 203; "The Chapel at St. Paul's School," (Concord, NH, 1935) pg. 15; St. Paul's School, "The Record," 1932 (Concord, NH), pg. 49; and St. Paul's School Alumni Horae, vol. 11, no. 2 (July 1931) pg. 61, 82 and vol. 11, no. 3 (Dec. 1931), pg. 120-121.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1994.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.

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