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Saint Francis of Assisi, (sculpture). Artist:  Hopen, W. D., sculptor. Title:  Saint Francis of Assisi, (sculpture). Dates:  1986. Copyrighted 1986. Dedicated June 4, 1986. Medium:  Sculpture: cast bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 85 x 38 x 14 in.; Base: approx. 6 x 24 x 40 in. Inscription:  (Bottom of sculpture, proper left, above base:) W.D. Hopen (Bottom of sculpture:) COPYRIGHT 1986 signed Description:  St. Francis standing with his proper left arm lifted. A bird with wings outstretched is perched on his proper left hand. St Francis's head is raised and turned to the proper left to look at the bird. His proper right arm is bent and held close to his body, cradling a squirrel. He appears to be in mid-stride, with the proper left foot forward and his proper right heel slightly elevated from the base. He wears a loose flowing floor length robe with a cowl style collar, oversized sleeves, and a cord tied at the waist. The base is low to the ground and is an irregularly-shaped piece of concrete. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Francis Animal -- Bird Animal -- Squirrel Dress -- Ecclesiastical Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Charleston Sculpture Owner:  St. Francis Hospital, 333 Laidley Street, P. O. Box 471, Donnally Street, entrance plaza, Charleston, West Virginia 25322 Remarks:  IAS files contain related articles from Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV), June 5, 1986, pg. 1B; Charleston Daily Mail (Charleston, WV), June 4, 1986, pg. 1. Articles discuss the dedication ceremony. Inscription on nearby bronze plaque reads: ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL AUXILIARY/COMMISSIONED W.D. HOPEN/OF SUTTON TO CREATE THIS SCULPTURE/OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISSI. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, West Virginia survey, 1991. Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV), June 5, 1986, pg. 1B. Illustration:  Image on file. Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV), June 5, 1986, pg. 1B. 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 WV000001   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WV000001 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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