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Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood, (sculpture). Artist:  Fairbanks, Avard, 1897-1987, sculptor. Title:  Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood, (sculpture). Dates:  1960. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: metal; Base: red granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 5 x 4 x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 10 x 6 x 4 ft. Inscription:  Avard Fairbanks 1960 (On back of base:) THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST/OF/LATTER-DAY SAINTS signed Description:  A relief sculpture depicting St. John the Baptist standing, flanked by two kneeling figures. St. John the Baptist puts his hands atop each of the kneeling figure's heads. Subject:  Religion -- New Testament -- St. John the Baptist Religion -- Saint -- St. John the Baptist Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Oakland Township Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Pennsylvania Harrisburg Mission Office, 3607 Rosemont Avenue, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011 Located Rt. 171, north of Oakland, Oakland Township, Pennsylvania Remarks:  Nearby plaque reads: JOHN THE BAPTIST/JOSEPH SMITH - OLIVER COWDERY/IN THE/RESTORATION OF THE AARONIC PRIESTHOOD/THIS EVENT OCCURRED ON THE BANKS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER/THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF MAY 1829 NEAR HARMONY, PENNSYLVANIA/JOSEPH SMITH IN HIS WRITINGS STATES..../DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS -SECTION THIRTEEN/ERECTED BY THE-AARONIC PRIESTHOOD - IN THE YEAR 1960. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. 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 PA001539   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001539 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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