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Religion -- Saint
Occupation -- Industry
Object -- Tool
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Syracuse
Sculpture
Saint Joseph the Worker, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Saint Joseph the Worker, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1983.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 60 x 16 x 12 in.; Base: approx. 3 x 12 x 12 in.
Inscription:
(On plaque on front of base, raised:) SAINT JOSEPH THE WORKER/ERECTED BY/FRANCISCAN SISTERS/IN APPRECIATION TO ALL EMPLOYEES/PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE, FOR/THEIR CARE OF GOD'S PEOPLE/A.D. 1983 unsigned
Description:
A figure of St. Joseph the Worker, dressed in a simple cinched tunic, stands holding a standing plank in front of him with his proper left hand. He holds a carpenter's saw in his proper right hand.
Subject:
Religion -- Saint -- St. Joseph
Occupation -- Industry -- Construction
Object -- Tool -- Saw
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Syracuse
Sculpture
Owner:
St. Joseph's Hospital, 301 Prospect Avenue, Syracuse, New York 13202
Remarks:
The figure of St. Joseph the Worker was erected by the Franciscan Sisters in appreciation to the Hospital's employees, past, present, and future.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY000283
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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