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St. Dominic of Guzman, (sculpture). Artist:  Zarlenga, Angelo, sculptor. A. Bruni Fiise, founder. Title:  St. Dominic of Guzman, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Saint Dominic of Guzman, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1961. Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: Carrara marble. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 8 ft. x 27 in. x 27 in.; Base: approx. 37 x 32 x 39 in. Inscription:  (Signed with artist's monogram) ABruni Fiise Roma signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Standing full-length figure of St. Dominic of Guzman, with a star on his head. Figure is wearing a religious robe, with a rosary hanging on his proper left side. His proper left hand holds a book to his proper left hip. The figure's proper right hand is raised above his head. The figure stands on a base featuring a relief of a dog with a torch in its mouth on one side, and a shield with a cross on the opposite side. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Dominic Dress -- Ecclesiastical Object -- Other -- Rosary Animal -- Dog Dress -- Accessory -- Shield Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object -- Other -- Torch Emblem -- Cross Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Sculpture Owner:  St. Dominic Church, 775 Harrison Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70124 Remarks:  St. Dominic of Guzman was the founder of the Dominican order. The statue was commissioned in 1961 by Father Rayfield McMullen for his new church. IAS files contain an interpretation of the various symbolic elements of the statue and base associated with Dominicans. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana, New Orleans survey, 1993. 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 LA000092   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture LA000092 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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