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St. Francis Xavier, (sculpture). Artist:  Petersen, Christian, 1885-1961, sculptor. Title:  St. Francis Xavier, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1950. Dedicated 1951. Medium:  Sculpture: painted terra cotta; Base: terra cotta. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 21 ft. x 4 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 7 ft. x 4 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 8 in. Inscription:  Christian Petersen (On base, front:) GO & ENKINDLE AND INFLAME ALL HEARTS/XAVIERS TRAVELS/1542-1552 (On base, right:) WHO WILL DO MY BIDDING/TO THE LAST? I WILL GIVE HIM/AUTHORITY OVER THE NATIONS/APOCALYPSE 2:26 (On base, left:) SUFFER THE LITTLE ONES TO/COME UNTO ME & FOR OF THEM/IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN signed Description:  Standing figure of St. Francis Xavier wears clerical robes, short hair and a trimmed beard. He holds a Bible in his proper left hand and a cross in his upheld proper right hand. There are bas-reliefs on the base with scenes from St. Francis's life. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Francis Dress -- Ecclesiastical Ethnic -- Spanish Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Dyersville Relief Sculpture Owner:  St. Francis Xavier Parish, 104 3rd Street S.W., Dyersville, Iowa 52040 Remarks:  Commissioned by the St. Francis Xavier Church to commemorate the designation of St. Francis Xavier as a Minor Basilica by Papal Decree. IAS files include excerpts from the books "Christian Petersen, Sculptor," by Geraldine Wilson and "Christian Petersen Remembered," by Patricia Bliss. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1996. Illustration:  Wilson, Geraldine, "Christian Petersen Sculptor," Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1962, pg. 22. Bliss, Patricia Lounsbury, "Christian Petersen Remembered," Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1986, pg. 155. 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 IA000301   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IA000301 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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