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Harvey, Maurice,
Religion -- Saint
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Wilkes Barre
Sculpture
Saint Michael the Archangel, (sculpture).
Artist:
Harvey, Maurice, sculptor.
Title:
Saint Michael the Archangel, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1993.
Medium:
Marble; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 5 x 2 x 1 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 4 x 4 x 4 ft.
Inscription:
MAURICE HARVEY (On small black plaque on marble base of sculpture:) MAURICE HARVEY/SCULPTEUR ST. JEAN-PORT-JOLI, OC./MARBRE GRANITE 418-598-3846 (Plaque on front of base:) SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL/PROTECTOR OF HOLY MOTHER CHURCH/COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE HEAVENLY HOSTS/VANQUISHER OF REBEL SPIRITS/PATRON OF POLICE OF AL WHO GUARD THE/PUBLIC'S SAFETY/INVOKED TO STRENGTHEN THE FORCES OF/PUBLIC ORDER./GUARDIAN OF PERSONS AGAINST MUGGINGS/MURDER, RAPE, ASSAULT, AND THEFT./PROTECTOR OF THE INNOCENT AND/MAINTAINER OF PEAC.E/DEFENDER OF WYOMING VALLEY AND THE/DIOCESE OF SCRANTON/DONATED BY/STEPHEN & ANTOINETTE POLESKIE signed
Description:
A figure of St. Michael the Archangel holding a sword in his raised proper right hand stand with his proper left foot on top of a small nude figure. The sculpture is installed atop a square base made of rectangular blocks of stone.
Subject:
Religion -- Saint -- St. Michael
Object -- Weapon -- Sword
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Wilkes Barre
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Lay Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, 11 Laurel Street, Everettsville, Pennsylvania 18704
Located Fatima Shrine, North Franklin Street, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania 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 PA001928
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001928
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