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Religion -- Saint
Religion -- New Testament
Object -- Flower
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Bath
Sculpture
St. Joseph, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
St. Joseph, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Saint Joseph, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 30, 1961.
Medium:
Sculpture: Italian marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 2 ft. 1 in. x 19 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 4 1/2 in. x 2 ft. 10 in.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) ST. JOSEPH/PRAY FOR US/STATUE DONATED BY/MARTHA FORTIER/IN MEMORY OF/JOSEPH FORTIER AND/CYRILLE FORTIER FAMILY/BASE DONATED BY/PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS/1960 unsigned
Description:
St. Joseph stands in bare feet, dressed in robes, holding the infant Jesus in the crook of his proper left arm. Joseph holds lilies and the proper left hand of Jesus with his proper right hand against his chest. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base with a wide, short bottom. The base is decorated with a frieze of lilies at the top.
Subject:
Religion -- Saint -- St. Joseph
Religion -- New Testament -- Christ
Object -- Flower -- Lily
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Bath
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Pine Street, Woodsville, New Hampshire 03785
Located St. Joseph Cemetery, Route 135 near village of Woodsville, Bath, New Hampshire
Remarks:
IAS files contain articles from Twin State News-Times (Woodsville, NH), June 2, 1961, and Manchester (NH) Union Leader, June 2, 1961.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Manchester (NH) Union Leader, June 2, 1941.
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 NH000353
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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