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    		• Wyatt, Everette,
     
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    		• Davis, Darrell,
     
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    		• Schaefer, Joe,
     
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    		• Schaefer Art Bronze Casting,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Ashbury, Francis
     
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    		• Equestrian
     
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    		• Ethnic -- British
     
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    		• Occupation -- Religion
     
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    		• Object -- Written Matter
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Wilmore
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Francis Asbury, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Wyatt, Everette, sculptor.
    Davis, Darrell, 1962- , sculptor.
    Schaefer, Joe, caster.
    Schaefer Art Bronze Casting, founder.
    Title: 
    Francis Asbury, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    June 1994. Copyrighted June 17, 1994.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Foundation: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 117 x 105 x 48 in.; Sculpture base: approx. 5 x 96 x 36 in.; Foundation: approx. 5 x 108 x 48 in. (3,000 lbs.).
    Inscription: 
    (On top back of sculpture base, behind rear hooves:) (Cursive:) Darrell Davis/(symbol)/(Printed:) EVERETTE WYATT/JUNE 1994/SCHAEFER ART BRONZE CASTING/ARLINGTON TEXAS signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    An equestrian portrait of Francis Asbury wearing a wide-brimmed hat, high-collared cape, and gaiters. His feet are in the stirrups, and he holds a Bible to his chest with his proper right hand, a finger marking a place in it. He holds the reins in his proper left hand. The horse's head is turned to the proper left and its tail is swishing. Reliefs of three maple leaves are clustered on top of the sculpture's base, behind the rear, proper right hoof. The sculpture is set in a mulched area, within a limestone and sandstone rectangle.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Ashbury, Francis -- Full length
    Equestrian
    Ethnic -- British
    Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy
    Object -- Written Matter -- Bible
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Wilmore
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Asbury College, 1 MacKlem Drive, Wilmore, Kentucky 40390
    Located Ashbury Park, Corner of College & Lexington Streets, by Asbury College, Wilmore, Kentucky
    Remarks: 
    Sculpture commemorates Francis Asbury (1745-1810), known as the father of American Methodism. Nearby plaque reads: Francis Asbury/The Founder of American Methodism/and Circuit Rider. IAS files contain articles from the Lexington Herald-Leader, dated June 17, 1994 and June 24, 1994.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1995.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Lexington Herald-Leader (Kentucky), June 17, 1994.
    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 KY000255
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