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Saint Sebastian, (sculpture). Artist:  Facci, Domenico, 1916-1994, sculptor. Sheidow Bronze Corporation, founder. Title:  Saint Sebastian, (sculpture). Other Titles:  St. Sebastian, (sculpture). Dates:  1973. Dedicated Aug. 19, 1973. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 72 x 22 x 22 in.; Base: approx. 44 x 37 x 42 in. Inscription:  DOMENICO FACCI SC 1973 (On plinth, proper left:) SHEIDOW ART FOUNDRY KINGWOOD (On plaque on base, rear:) SAINT SEBASTIAN/PATRON SAINT OF PALIZZI, ITALY/IN WHOSE HONOR THE GROUND/FOR THIS CHURCH WAS/DONATED BY/DOMENICK MARRARA, SR,/BORN JULY 4, 1890, PALIZZI, ITALY/DIED MARCH 3, 1973, AND WHOSE LOVING/MEMORY THIS STATUE IS PLACED BY HIS/WIFE, ANGELINA ALVISE MARRARA,/THEIR SIX CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. (Plaque on proper right side of base:) PRIESTS WHO SERVED/THE/CATHOLIC CHURCH/IN/KINGWOOD, W.VA. (List of names) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Saint Sebastian represented as a young male, unclothed except for a loincloth. His long hair falls to his shoulders in the back. His head is slightly lifted. Both of his arms are bent and tied behind his back at the wrists. His wrists are tied to a tree stump which reaches just above waist-height. His legs are slightly bent at the knees and his feet are shoulder width apart. Four arrows pierce his body, two at the chest and one through each thigh. The rectangular base is made of rough uneven stone. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Sebastian State of Being -- Death -- Execution Homage -- Marrara, Domenick Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Kingwood Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, 1300 Byron Street, P. O. Box 230, Wheeling, West Virginia 26003 Located Saint Sebastian Catholic Church, Corner of Lincoln Avenue & Main Street (Route 7), Kingwood, West Virginia 26537 Remarks:  IAS files contain a related article from Preston County Journal (WV), Sept. 6, 1973, pg. 1 which provides information on the dedication of the statue and a biography of the donor's family. The statue was erected in memory of the late Domenick Marrara (d. 1973). Mr. Marrara was born in Italy near where St. Sebastian lived and was martyred. When Mr. Marrara immigrated to Preston City, he vowed, if successful, he would erect a statue dedicated to St. Sebastian. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, West Virginia survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. Preston County Journal (Preston County, WV), Sept. 6, 1973, pg. 1. 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 WV000089   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WV000089 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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