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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Federici, Gaetano,     Fanning, William T.,     Eagle Bronze Works,     Portrait male -- McNulty, William     Occupation -- Religion     Dress -- Ecclesiastical     Figure group -- Male & Child     Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Paterson     Sculpture

Dean McNulty, (sculpture). Artist:  Federici, Gaetano, 1880-1964, sculptor. Fanning, William T., architect. Eagle Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Dean McNulty, (sculpture). Dates:  1923. Dedicated 1924. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze, painted; Base: Conway pink granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 72 x 56 1/2 x 48 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 49 x 72 1/4 x 50 in. Inscription:  (On bronze base of sculpture:) GAETANO FEDERICI SC. / EAGLE BRONZE WORKS INC./MT. VERNON N.Y. (On front of stone base, in raised letters:) DEAN MCNULTY signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A seated portrait of popular priest William McNulty, known as Dean McNulty, with his proper right arm around a boy seated next to him on his proper right side. Dean McNulty is dressed in ecclesiastical attire and a long cape which covers his arms. The sculpture rests on a rectangular granite base. Subject:  Portrait male -- McNulty, William -- Full length Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Dress -- Ecclesiastical Figure group -- Male & Child Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Paterson Sculpture Owner:  St. John's Cathedral, Main Street & Grand Street, Paterson, New Jersey Remarks:  William NcNulty (1829-1922), originally from Ballyshannon, Ireland, was ordained in the Diocese of Newark in 1857. In 1863 moved to Paterson and acted as vicar for the north end of Paterson's mostly Irish Catholic community. He was well known for his crusades against liquor dealing and gambling. He also helped to establish St. Joseph's Hospital, a number of parochial schools, an orphanage, and residences for teaching sisters and brothers. Although Dean is a more Protestant form of address, at some point he became known as Dean McNulty, and also as Father Mac. The sculpture cost $15,000 and was funded through a citizens' committee. Architect William T. Fanning designed the Conway pink granite base. Federici completed the sculpture by 1923, but repeated casting delays postponed the dedication until mid-1924. The sculpture is installed next to the tomb of Dean McNulty which is marked by a relief plaque (IAS record NJ000110). IAS files contain an excerpt from Flavia Alaya's "Gaetano Federici: 1880-1964 The Artist As Historian," Paterson, NJ: Passaic County Historical Society, 1980, pg. 46-48. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NJ5013, 1989. Monumental News, March 1923, pg. 170. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Monumental News, March 1923, pg. 170. 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 77002931   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77002931 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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