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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Mastroianni, Domenico,     Portrait male -- Pierz, Francis Xavier     Occupation -- Religion     Figure group -- Male     Ethnic -- Indian     Occupation -- Other     Dress -- Ecclesiastical     Dress -- Historic     Dress -- Ethnic     Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- St. Cloud     Sculpture

Father Francis Xavier Pierz, (sculpture). Artist:  Mastroianni, Domenico, sculptor. Title:  Father Francis Xavier Pierz, (sculpture). Dates:  1952. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 12 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque:) ERECTED IN 1952 TO THE MEMORY OF FRANCIS XAVIER PIERZ, FATHER OF THE DIOCESE OF ST. CLOUD "IN MEMORIA AETERNA ERIT JUSTUS" Description:  Full-length figure of Father Francis Xavier Pierz stands flanked by two kneeling male figures. Father Pierz wears a cassock with a crucifix tucked into a belt at his waist. He rests his proper left hand on the shoulder of a bearded white man who wears work clothes and holds his hat in both hands to his chest. An Indian kneels below Father Pierz's extended proper right hand. The Indian wears buckskin trousers, a headband, necklace and two braids. His rifle lay at the feet of the priest. Subject:  Portrait male -- Pierz, Francis Xavier -- Full length Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Figure group -- Male Ethnic -- Indian Occupation -- Other -- Pioneer Dress -- Ecclesiastical Dress -- Historic -- Pioneer Dress Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- St. Cloud Sculpture Owner:  St. Cloud Hospital, 1406 6th Avenue North, St. Cloud, Minnesota 56303 References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota survey, 1995. 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 MN000606   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000606 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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