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St. Joseph the Worker, (sculpture). Artist:  Joyner, Lemuel, 1928- , sculptor. Humbrecht & Associates, architectural firm. Michael Kinder & Sons, contractor. St. Christopher's Workshop, founder. Title:  St. Joseph the Worker, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Saint Joseph the Worker, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed March 1961. Dedicated March 19, 1961. Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. 11 x 3 x 1 ft. Description:  A bronze sculpture of St. Joseph is installed on the front facade of St. Joseph Catholic Church. St. Joseph stands dressed in a robe and carpenter's apron. He holds a chisel in his proper left hand and a mallet in his proper right hand. The sculpture is flanked by small bronze depictions of carpenter's tools and a flower. On the left, from top to bottom, the items are: a square, a lily, and a chisel. The tools on the right, from top to bottom, are: a caliper, a saw, and a hammer. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Joseph Object -- Art Tool -- Chisel Object -- Art Tool -- Mallet Object -- Art Tool -- Square Object -- Flower -- Lily Object -- Art Tool -- Caliper Object -- Tool -- Saw Object -- Tool -- Hammer Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Fort Wayne Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1910 Hale Avenue, On front facade, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802 Remarks:  St. Joseph Catholic Church was designed by Humbrecht & Associates and built by general contractor Michael Kinder & Sons. The artist created the sculpture at St. Christopher's Workshop in Bremen, Indiana. The sculpture was dedicated on the patronal feast of the parish, March 19, 1961. IAS files contain promotional materials from Michael Kinder & Sons and St. Christopher's Workshop; articles from the Fort Wayne News Sentinel, April 21, 1963; the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Feb. 25, 1961, and Sept. 16, 1961; and Our Sunday Visitor, March 19, 1961. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Fort Wayne News Sentinel, April 21, 1963. 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 IN000846   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000846 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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