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    St. Francis, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Borglum, Lincoln, 1912-1986, sculptor.
    Title: 
    St. Francis, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Saint Francis, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1956.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: granite; Base: concrete and brick.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. x 1 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft.; Base: approx. H. 3 ft. x W. 2 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On bronze plaque on front of base, incised:) ERECTED/TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/CAPT. ANDREW SORENSON/AND/JAMES H. SORENSON SR. unsigned
    Description: 
    Saint Francis stands with a kneeling child and birds. Saint Francis wears a belted robe, his proper left hand is raised and holds a bird, possibly a dove, while another bird sits on his proper left shoulder. Saint Francis' proper right hand rests on the head of a kneeling child. The child has short hair and holds what may be the saint's robes with its proper right hand. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base with a commemorative plaque on the front.
    Subject: 
    Religion -- Saint -- St. Francis
    Animal -- Bird
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Rockport
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 412 North Live Oak Street, Rockport, Texas 78382
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was a gift from James H. Sorenson, Jr. in memory of his father, James H. Sorenson, Sr., and grandfather, Captain Andrew Sorenson. Captain Sorenson was considered an authority on the local waters. St. Francis is associated with creatures of the water. The artist's son, James Gutzon Borglum, was the model for the figure of the child kneeling beside St. Francis.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1994.
    Carter, Robin Borglum, 2003.
    Little, Carol Morris, "A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas," Univ. of Texas Press, 1996, pg. 365.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Little, Carol Morris, "A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas," Univ. of Texas Press, 1996, pg. 365.
    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 TX000594
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