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Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 28, 1959. Medium:  Figure: Bianco Chiaro marble; Base: stone. Inscription:  (Front of base:) MOTHER ELIZABETH ANN/SETON/1774-1821/FOUNDRESS OF THE SISTERS OF CHARITY/IN THE UNITED STATES/IN THE YEAR 1809 (Back of base, incised:) ERECTED TO THE MEMORY/OF/SISTER M. FRANCESCA BROWNLEE/BY THE CLASSES OF/(one column:) 1941/1943/1945/(second column:) 1942/1944/1946 1947/OF/SAINTJOSEPH ACADEMY/SETON HILL/CORPUS CHRISTI--MAY 28 1959 Description:  Elizabeth Ann Seton stands in a bonnet, jacket, and a gown tied with a belt. Her proper left hand holds a rosary tucked into her belt and her proper right hand clasps a book with a cross on it. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object -- Other -- Rosary Emblem -- Cross Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Greensburg Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Seton Hill College, Seton Hill Alumni Association, Seton Hill Drive, Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601 Located Seton Hill College, Next to Sullivan Hall, Greensburg, Pennsylvania Remarks:  Erected to the memory of Sister M. Francesca Brownlee by the classes of 1941 through 1947 of St. Joseph Academy. Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1774-1821, founded the Sisters of Charity in the United States in 1809. She was later canonized as the first saint from the United States. The dedication date, May 28, 1959, marks the sesquicentennial of the founding of the order. 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 PA000294   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000294 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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