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Biondi, Ernesto,
Portrait male -- Sorin, Edward F.
Occupation -- Education
Occupation -- Religion
Dress -- Ecclesiastical
Object -- Written Matter
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Notre Dame
Sculpture
Edward F. Sorin, (sculpture).
Artist:
Biondi, Ernesto, sculptor.
Title:
Edward F. Sorin, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1906.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base, two kinds of finished stone including granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 12 x 10 x 10 ft.
Inscription:
C. Br(...illegible) (On front of plinth:) (Illegible inscription) (Incised in front of base:) D.O.M./HOC. IN MEMORIAM/EDUARD E. SORIN./SUP. GEN. C.S.C./NOSTRAE. COMINAE. UNIVERSITATIS./FUNDATORIS./QUI APOSTOLICIS VIRTUTIBUS CLARUS/CATHOLICAE. AMERICANAE./EDUCATIONIS STUDIOSISSIMUS/VIII ID. FEB. A.D.MDCCCXIV NATUS/A. LXXVIII.M.X. VIXIT./DISCIPULI. ALUMNI. AMICI./VENERATIONIS. GRATITUDINIS/PIGNUS POSUERE/AN. SAL. REP. MCMV. (On base, in applied stone:) SORIN signed
Description:
A full-length, standing figure of Father Sorin, founder of the University of Notre Dame. He is depicted with a long beard and wearing
ecclesiastical
robes. His arms are folded, and his proper right hand is holding his proper left wrist. In his proper left hand he holds a partially open book. He stands on a tall base.
Subject:
Portrait male
--
Sorin, Edward F.
--
Full length
Occupation
--
Education
--
Teacher
Occupation
--
Religion
--
Clergy
Dress
--
Ecclesiastical
Object
--
Written Matter
--
Book
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Indiana
--
Notre Dame
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by University of Notre Dame, Facilities Operations, 100 Maintenance Center, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
Located University of Notre Dame, Main Quadrangle, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
Remarks:
Edward F. Sorin was the founder of the University of Notre Dame.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana 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 IN000296
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IN000296
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