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Religion -- Saint
Occupation -- Industry
Object -- Tool
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Paris
Sculpture
St. Joseph the Worker, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
St. Joseph the Worker, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Saint Joseph the Worker, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1979.
Medium:
Figure: marble; Base: marble and brick.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 58 x 13 x 13 in.; Base: approx. 35 x 32 x 32 in.
Inscription:
(Plaque on front of base, incised:) ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER/ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS/OF ST. JOSEPH PARISH IN/GRATEFUL APPRECIATION/TO THE DEDICATED/BENEDICTINE PASTORS,/BENEDICTINE SISTERS,/AND PIONEERS./1879 1979 unsigned
Description:
A barefoot St. Joseph with a beard and moustache, stands wearing robes with sleeves rolled up to the elbow, and an apron. He holds a hammer in his proper right hand and his proper left hand rests atop a vertical wood log that is partially planed.
Subject:
Religion -- Saint -- St. Joseph
Occupation -- Industry -- Construction
Object -- Tool -- Hammer
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Paris
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Catholic Diocese of Little Rock, 2500 North Tyler, Little Rock, Arkansas 72207
Located St. Joseph Catholic Church, Just west of church, on Highway 22, Paris, Arkansas
Remarks:
Erected by the parishioners of St. Joseph in appreciation of the Benedictine pastors, sisters and pioneers.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas survey, 1994.
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 AR000182
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Inventory of American Sculpture
AR000182
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