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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Shrady, Frederick Charles,     Unknown (Milan, Italy),     Portrait male -- Schilling, Godfrey     Occupation -- Religion     Architecture -- Religious     Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington     Sculpture

The Reverend Godfrey Schilling, (sculpture). Artist:  Shrady, Frederick Charles, 1907-1990, sculptor. Unknown (Milan, Italy), founder. Title:  The Reverend Godfrey Schilling, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Father Godfrey Schilling, O.F.M., (sculpture). Dates:  1955. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: green marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 4 x 3 x 3 ft. Inscription:  F. C. Shrady Iti Milano (Front of base:) IN/LOVING/MEMORY OF THE/VERY REVEREND FATHER/GODFREY SCHILLING O.F.M./SUPERIOR/BUILDER OF THIS CHURCH/DEDICATED 1899/BORN 1855 DIED 1934 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length standing figure of Rev. Schilling, founder of the Franciscan Monastery and Memorial Church of the Holy Land. He is attired in monastic robes, head bowed slightly, and proper right hand raised in benediction. In his proper left hand, he holds a model of the church he built. Subject:  Portrait male -- Schilling, Godfrey -- Full length Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Architecture -- Religious -- Monastery Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Franciscan Monastery, 1400 Quincy Street, N.E., Washington, District of Columbia 20017 Remarks:  In 1897, Father Schilling took the first steps toward establishing an institution in America which was dedicated to preservation and maintenance of the Holy Shrines of Palestine, as part of the Order of St. Francis. He built the Franciscan Monastery and Memorial Church. The Monastery was dedicated in 1899; the church consecrated in 1924. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington D.C.," Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 336. Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C.," Smithsonian Institution Press, 1984, pg. 336. 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 DC000014   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DC000014 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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