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    		• Foley, Daniel,
     
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    		• Figure -- Fragment
     
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    		• Allegory -- Religion
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Port Gibson
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Hand Pointing to Heaven, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Foley, Daniel, sculptor. (copy after)
    Title: 
    The Hand Pointing to Heaven, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Hand, (sculpture).
    First Presbyterian Church Steeple, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1901.
    Medium: 
    24 gauge sheet iron, gilded with German gold leaf.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 15 ft. (200 lbs.).
    Description: 
    A large hand gilded and installed atop a church steeple. The forefinger points up towards heaven.
    Subject: 
    Figure -- Fragment -- Hand
    Allegory -- Religion -- Heaven
    Object Type: 
    Architectural component
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Port Gibson
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    First Presbyterian Church, 1101 Church Street, Port Gibson, Mississippi 39150
    Remarks: 
    The First Presbyterian Church in Port Gibson, MS was completed in 1859. The hand sculpture was originally carved in wood by Daniel Foley, a young local craftsman (MS000055). It deteriorated over time and was replaced with a metal one ca. 1901. IAS files contain a church bulletin which gives a brief history of the church.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993.
    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 MS000056
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