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St. Francis of Assisi, (sculpture). Artist:  Costa, Guiseppi, sculptor. Title:  St. Francis of Assisi, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Saint Francis of Assisi, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated ca. 1976. Medium:  Statue: marble; Base: brick. Dimensions:  Statue: approx. 71 x 20 x 15 in.; Base: approx. 44 x 72 x 48 in. Inscription:  (On plaque on upper front base, raised:) SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI/LORD, MAKE ME AN INSTRUMENT/OF YOUR PEACE./WHERE THERE IS HATRED,/LET ME SOW LOVE;/WHERE THERE IS INJURY, PARDON;/WHERE THERE IS DOUBT, FAITH;/WHERE THERE IS DESPAIR, HOPE;/WHERE THERE IS DARKNESS, LIGHT;/WHERE THERE IS SADNESS, JOY./O DIVINE MASTER, GRANT THAT I MAY/SEEK NOT SO MUCH TO BE CONSOLED/AS TO CONSOLE; TO BE UNDERSTOOD/AS TO UNDERSTAND; TO BE LOVED AS/TO LOVE; FOR IT IS IN GIVING THAT/WE RECEIVE; IT IS IN PARDONING THAT/WE ARE PARDONED, AND IT IS IN DYING/THAT WE ARE BORN TO ETERNAL LIFE./AMEN unsigned Description:  A bearded figure of St. Francis of Assisi stands wearing a cinched Franciscan habit. The figure raises his proper left arm up to his side, palm facing out. His proper right arm is lowered by his side, with his palm facing out. A small bird sits atop his proper right shoulder. The statue is placed atop a multitiered base. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Francis Animal -- Bird Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Forrest City Sculpture Owner:  St. Francis Catholic Church, 621 South Washington Street, On plaza, on north side of church, Forrest City, Arkansas 72335 References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas 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 AR000116   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AR000116 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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