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De Weldon, Felix George Weihs,
Religion -- Saint
Object -- Written Matter
Architectural component
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Newport
Sculpture
St. Augustin, (sculpture).
Artist:
De Weldon, Felix George Weihs, 1907-2003, sculptor.
Title:
St. Augustin, (sculpture).
Dates:
1985. Dedicated May 1985.
Medium:
Sculpture: metal or fiberglass, painted white; Base: marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 12 ft. x 4 ft. 5.5 in. x 18 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 1 in. x 4 ft. 8 in. x 20 in.
Inscription:
(On front of plinth:) Felix De Weldon sc 1985 (On scroll:) CONFITERI (On base in raised letters:) SAINT A GUSTIN signed
Description:
High relief standing figure of St. Augustin affixed to the facade of a church. The figure wears a flowing robe, halo and holds a scroll in vertical to his chest in both hands.
Subject:
Religion -- Saint -- St. Augustine
Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll
Object Type:
Architectural component
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Newport
Sculpture
Owner:
St. Augustin's Church, Carroll Avenue, Rectory 2, Corner of Carroll & Harrison Avenues, Newport, Rhode Island 02840
Remarks:
This is possibly a temporary installation, a sample used to solicit funds for a more permanent piece.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island 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 RI000105
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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