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    St. Francis, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Title: 
    St. Francis, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Saint Francis, (sculpture).
    Medium: 
    Figure: marble composite; Base: stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Figure: approx. 79 x 39 x 17 in.; Base: approx. 44 x 30 x 34 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On plaque on front of base, raised:) PATRON OF THE/CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO/GIFT OF REGENT/GEORGE B. GILLSON, K.M./1965 unsigned
    Description: 
    A figure of St. Francis, dressed in a hooded Franciscan habit with a cord around his waist, stands holding a cross to his chest with his proper left hand while his proper right hand is extended out to his side. Rosary beads hang from his corded belt. Figure is placed atop a base.
    Subject: 
    Religion -- Saint -- St. Francis
    Emblem -- Cross
    Object -- Other -- Rosary
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    University of San Francisco, Golden Gate & Parker Avenues, In back of St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco, California 94117
    Remarks: 
    Gift of Regent, George B. Gillson, K.M. St. Francis is the patron saint of the City of San Francisco.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco 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 CA000621
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