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Religion -- Angel
Religion -- Satan
Allegory -- Religion
Object -- Weapon
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Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Ashuelot
St. Michael the Archangel, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, fabricator.
Title:
St. Michael the Archangel, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Saint Michael the Archangel, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 2, 1966.
Medium:
Statue: concrete, painted white; Base: concrete, painted white and gold.
Dimensions:
Statue: approx. 60 x 17 x 20 in.; Base: approx. 53 x 35 x 36 in.
Inscription:
(On bronze plaque on back of base:) DEDICATED/TO THE GLORY OF/ALMIGHTY GOD AND/TO THE HONOR OF/ST. MICHAEL/THE ARCHANGEL/OCTOBER 2, 1966/BY THE/HOLY NAME SOCIETY/ST. MICHAEL CHURCH/ASHUELOT, N.H./REV. ROGER A. HOULE/PASTOR unsigned
Description:
A figure of St. Michael the Archangel, dressed in Roman-like military attire that includes a breastplate, sandals, skirt, and a flowing cape, stands with full-length wings atop a crouching figure of Satan. St. Michael holds a shaft-like weapon aloft with both hands to his proper right side. The statue is placed atop a tapered base that is decorated on its front with a gold cross and that is flanked by two large bushes.
Subject:
Religion -- Angel -- St. Michael
Religion -- Satan
Allegory -- Religion -- Good & Evil
Object -- Weapon -- Spear
Object Type:
Sculpture
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Ashuelot
Owner:
Administered by St. Stanislaus Church, St. Michael's Church, 80 Richmond Street, P. O. Box 509, Winchester, New Hampshire 03470
Located St. Michael's Church, Route 119, Ashuelot, New Hampshire
Remarks:
Statue was dedicated "to the glory of almighty God and to the honor of St. Michael the Archangel" by the Holy Name Society of St. Michael's Church.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire 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 NH000149
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