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St. Francis of Assisi, (sculpture). Artist:  Gaylord, Frank Chalfant, II, 1925-2018, sculptor. Gaylord Sculpture Studios, fabricator. Laconia Monument Company, contractor. Title:  St. Francis of Assisi, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Saint Francis of Assisi, (sculpture). Dates:  1987. Dedicated Fall 1987. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Statue: light grey granite; Base: light grey granite. Dimensions:  Statue: approx. 38 x 12 x 12 in.; Self base: approx. 4 x 3 x 3 in.; Base: approx. 32 3/4 x 16 x 16 in. Inscription:  (On front of base, incised:) DEDICATED/TO ALL/IN HIS CARE (On metal plate in center bottom edge of base:) LACONIA MONUMENT CO./LACONIA, N.H. unsigned Description:  A bearded figure of St. Francis with tonsured hair, dressed in a cinched Franciscan habit, stands barefoot with his proper left hand raised up to chest level and his proper right hand at his front midriff. A bird rests on his proper right hand and a small lamb stands in front of his feet. The statue is placed atop an inscribed base. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Francis Animal -- Bird Animal -- Sheep Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Laconia Sculpture Owner:  Administered by New Hampshire Catholic Charities, 215 Myrtle Street, Manchester, New Hampshire 03105 Located St. Francis Home for the Aged, 406 Court Street, Laconia, New Hampshire 03105 Remarks:  Frank Chalfant Gaylord sculpted the statue. Gaylord Sculpture Studios of Barre, Vermont fabricated the statue and the contractor was Laconia Monument Company. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1994. 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 NH000133   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000133 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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