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St. Christopher, (sculpture). Artist:  Canepa, Christopher, 1876-1964, sculptor. Title:  St. Christopher, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Saint Christopher, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Carrara marble, carved; Base: cement. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. H. 83 in. Inscription:  (Front of plinth, incised:) ST. CHRIST PHER (Back of sculpture, incised:) DONATION BY/CHRISTOPHER/CANEPA unsigned Description:  St. Christopher in a tunic wades through water. He supports himself with a staff in his proper right hand. The Christ Child, wearing a shirt, sits on Christopher's proper right shoulder. Behind Christopher's legs is a block with incised text above a relief of a car. The sculpture is set atop a tiered-base, the upper section with columns on the four corners. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Christopher Religion -- New Testament -- Christ Dress -- Accessory -- Cane Architecture -- Vehicle -- Automobile Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Clifton Relief Sculpture Owner:  Holy Face Monastery, Vincent Drive, Parking lot, Clifton, New Jersey 07013 Remarks:  Artist designed the figure and designed and built the base while living at the monastery; the figure was carved in Carrara, Italy. IAS files contain related information from Conti, Hilary, "Christopher Canepa," Clifton, NJ: Holy Face Monastery, 1972. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1994. 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 NJ000113   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000113 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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