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    		• Tomagnini, Arturo,
     
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    		• Religion -- Saint
     
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    		• Religion -- Prayer
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Omaha
     
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    Saint Francis, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Tomagnini, Arturo, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Saint Francis, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Canticle of the Sun, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1927.
    Medium: 
    Figure: bronze; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Figure: approx. 8 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. x 3 ft. 7 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. x 5 ft.
    Inscription: 
    A. Tomagnini (On plaque on front of base:) Canticle of the Sun/Most high omnipotent good Lord/Praise glory and honor and benediction all are thine/To thee alone do they belong, most High,/And there is no man fit to mention thee./Praise be to thee, my Lord, with all thy creatures,/Especially to my worshipful brother Sun,/The which lights up the day, and through him dost thou brightness give,/And beautiful is he and radiant with splendour great;/Of thee most high, signification gives./Saint Francis of Assisi signed
    Description: 
    A full-length figure of Saint Francis of Assisi walking forward with both arms raised. His proper left foot is forward with his weight resting on it, and the heel of his proper right foot is raised. He is wearing a full-length, hooded robe with the hood down, and he is barefoot.
    Subject: 
    Religion -- Saint -- St. Francis
    Religion -- Prayer
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Omaha
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    St. Margaret Mary's Church, 6116 Dodge Street, Next to entry drive, Omaha, Nebraska 68132
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture depicts St. Francis of Assisi (ca. 1181-1226) praying his joyful "Sun Song," or Canticle of the Sun, with its references to the Sun's beauty, although he was blind at the time. IAS files contain a brochure with a photograph and related material from St. Margaret Mary's Church.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska 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 NE000104
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