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    		• Bissell, George Edwin,
     
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    		• Religion -- Saint
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Hudson
     
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    Saint Winifred, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Bissell, George Edwin, 1839-1920, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Saint Winifred, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1895. Dedicated Sept. 28, 1896.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone with fossils.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft.; Base: approx. H. 6 ft. x Diam. 20 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On rear of base, incised lettering:) PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF HUDSON BY/GEN. JOHN WATTS DE PEYSTER/18 LAST PATROON 96./OF THE LOWER CLAVERACK MANOR. unsigned
    Description: 
    Saint Winifred stands wearing a long dress and long veil that falls down her back. A crown graces her head. She holds her proper left hand to her heart and her proper right hand down in front of her where she once held a sword. The sculpture is mounted on a mound-like base made of limestone with fossils. It is situated in an area of grass enclosed by circular curbing.
    Subject: 
    Religion -- Saint -- St. Winifred
    Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Hudson
    Fountain
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Hudson, Hudson, New York
    Located Promenade Hill, Front Street, Hudson, New York
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture cost $10,000 and was created and cast in Paris. The sculpture was presented to the City of Hudson by General John Watts De Peyster of Tivoli, New York, who was the last proprietor of the Lower Claverack Manor. The Public Works Commission of Hudson contributed $2,600 for a fountain of running water around the sculpture. It was installed on Promenade Hill overlooking the Hudson River. Saint Winifred is the Welsh patron saint of mariners and, according to legend, Winifred cut a rock with her sword to provide water for thirsty families.
    The sculpture was originally offered to the Methodist Church of Tivoli by De Peyster. The congregation did not have the funds to provide the water supply for the fountain and they declined his offer. The fountain is no longer functioning. The figure's sword was stolen by vandals in 1975 and subsequently replaced. The sword was stolen a second time and is now missing. IAS files contain related articles from The Chatham Courier, July 26, 1973, pg. B-7 and Aug. 8, 1968; and the Register-Star, Feb. 25, 1975.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    The Chatham Courier, July 26, 1973, pg. B-6.
    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 NY001166
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