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Unknown,
F. Barbedienne fonderie,
Portrait male -- Marquette, Jacques
Occupation -- Religion
Occupation -- Other
Ethnic -- Indian
Landscape -- River
Architecture -- Boat
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Utica
Sculpture
Pere Marquette Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
F. Barbedienne fonderie, founder.
Title:
Pere Marquette Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1937.; Dedicated Oct. 14, 1951.
Medium:
Bronze on a granite base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 4 ft. x 6 in.; Base: approx. 10 x 10 x 4 ft.
Inscription:
(Proper right bottom of relief:) J. Topin 1937 (Proper left bottom of relief:) F. BARBEDIENNE FONDUER PARIS (Base front:) PERE MARQUETTE/BORN AT LAON FRANCE JUNE 1, 1637 HE DIED NEAR/LUDINGTON MICHIGAN MAY 18 1675/DEVOTED MISSIONER AND HEROIC PRIEST-EXPLORER/HE OFFERED THE HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS NEAR/THIS SPOT MAUNDY THURSDAY AND EASTER SUNDAY 1675/AND ESTABLISHED THE FIRST CHRISTIAN MISSION IN/THE ILLINOIS COUNTRY/THIS MONUMENT ERECTED UNDER/ARCHBISHOP JOSEPH H. SCHLARMAN BISHOP OF PEORIA/BY THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MANY WAS UNVIELED BY/HIS EMINENCE SAMUEL CARDINAL STRITCH/ARCHBISHOP OF CHICAGO SUNDAY OCTOBER 14 1951 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Standing figure of Pere Marquette wearing a priestly garb, looking off to the proper right. He holds a map in his proper left hand. Behind him on the proper right is an Indian kneeling in a canoe. On his proper left side is a second Indian seated on a edge of a river, depicted in the background.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Marquette, Jacques -- Full length
Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy
Occupation -- Other -- Explorer
Ethnic -- Indian
Landscape -- River
Architecture -- Boat -- Canoe
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Utica
Sculpture
Owner:
St. Mary's Catholic Church, 303 South Division Street, Utica, Illinois 61373
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois 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 IL000330
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IL000330
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