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St. Francis of Assisi, (sculpture). Artist:  Mose, Carl C., 1903-1973, sculptor. Title:  St. Francis of Assisi, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1962. Dedicated Aug. 15, 1962. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Figure of St. Francis of Assisi standing with his arms upraised. He wears a robe and is barefoot. In front of St. Francis is a short, gnarled tree. There are birds seated on the tree and on St. Francis. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Francis Animal -- Bird Landscape -- Tree Homage -- Turner, Harry Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- St. Louis Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of St. Louis, Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry, 5600 Clayton Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110 Located Forest Park, Overlooking the pond in front of the Jewel Box, St. Louis, Missouri Remarks:  Gift of Alice Martin Turner. Commissioned as a memorial to Harry Turner, editor of the magazine Much Ado, and one of the first automobile racers and dealers in St. Louis. IAS files contain detailed dimensions of the sculpture, and an excerpt from George McCue's "Sculpture City: St. Louis," New York: Hudson Hills Press, Inc., 1988, pg. 118. For related publication see: "Forest Park" by Caroline Loughlin and Catherine Anderson [Columbia, MO: The Junior League of St. Louis and University of Missouri Press, 1986], pg. 259-260. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, St. Louis survey, 1993. McCue, George, "Sculpture City: St. Louis," New York: Hudson Hills Press, Inc., 1988, pg. 118. Illustration:  Image on file. McCue, George, "Sculpture City: St. Louis," New York: Hudson Hills Press, Inc., 1988, pg. 118. 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 87810021   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87810021 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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