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Bishop Borgess, (sculpture). Artist:  Bartholi, sculptor. (possibly by) Title:  Bishop Borgess, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1903-1905. Dedicated Oct. 8, 1906. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: granite; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. H. 60 ft. Inscription:  (On front of base:) PRAY FOR THE SOUL/OF THE/RIGHT REV. CASPER HENRY BORGESS/LATE BISHOP OF DETROIT/DIED MAY 3, 1890/AGES 64 YEARS/R.I.P./BORGESS unsigned Description:  A standing portrait of Bishop Borgess his hands raised giving a blessing. He is dressed in a biretta (bishop's cap) and a mozetta (cape). Subject:  Portrait male -- Borgess, Casper Henry -- Full length Occupation -- Religion -- Bishop Dress -- Ecclesiastical Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Sisters of St. Joseph, 1625 Gull Road, Mother House, Kalamazoo, Michigan Located Nazareth College, 1625 Gull Road, Kalamazoo, Michigan Remarks:  Casper Henry Borgess (1826-1890) became Bishop of the Diocese of Detroit in 1870. He is the benefactor and namesake of Borgess Hospital, Kalamazoo's first hospital. Bishop Borgess was initially buried in St. Augustine, but was later moved to Kalamazoo and this monument was dedicated on Oct. 8, 1906. Later his body was moved to Detroit's Sepulchre Cemetery along with other deceased bishops from the Diocese of Detroit. A newspaper article appearing in the Kalamazoo Gazette, Oct. 7, 1906, pg. 5, notes that Bartholi was the artist. References:  Hendry, Fay L., "Outdoor Sculpture in Kalamazoo," Michigan: iota Press, 1980, pg. 54. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Hendry, Fay L., "Outdoor Sculpture in Kalamazoo," Michigan: iota Press, 1980, pg. 55. 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 87790011   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87790011 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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