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Kaiser, Kenyon,
Portrait male -- Serra, Junipero
Occupation -- Religion
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Mateo
Sculpture
Padre Junipero Serra, (sculpture).
Artist:
Kaiser, Kenyon, sculptor.
Title:
Padre Junipero Serra, (sculpture).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bust: carved wood; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Bust: approx. 6 ft. x 5 ft. x 2 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 7 ft. x 5 ft. 3 in. x 5 ft. 3 in.
Inscription:
Kenyon Kaiser (On plaque on front of base, raised:) PADRE JUNIPERO SERRA/APOSTLE OF CALIFORNIA/1713 1784 (On plaque on front of mid-base:) Presented to/the Citizens of San Mateo, CA/by the San Mateo Serra Club - 1969/Junipero Serra Beatified - 1988 signed
Description:
A bust of Father Junipero Serra with tonsured hair wearing a hooded Franciscan habit. Bust is mounted atop a base that is wide at its top and narrower towards the bottom.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Serra, Junipero -- Bust
Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Mateo
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of San Mateo, Parks and Recreation Department, 2001 Pacific Boulevard, San Mateo, California 94403
Located South El Camino Real & Aragon Boulevard, San Mateo, California
Remarks:
Father Junipero Serra, 1713-1784, was a Spanish Franciscan missionary in Mexico and California. Fr. Serra was beatified in 1988. The bust of Fr. Serra was presented to the citizens of San Mateo, California by the San Mateo Serra Club in 1969.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993.
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 CA000638
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CA000638
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