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Mario, Checci,
Religion -- Saint
Animal -- Bird
Dress -- Ecclesiastical
Object -- Other
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Eureka Springs
Sculpture
(St. Francis of Assisi), (sculpture).
Artist:
Mario, Checci, sculptor.
Title:
(St. Francis of Assisi), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Saint Francis of Assisi, (sculpture).
Dates:
1953.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: marble; Base: granite and concrete.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 4 ft. x 1 ft. 1 in. x 1 ft. 1 in.; Base: approx. 5 in. x 1 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft.
Inscription:
(Front of figure, below feet:) MEMORY OF (Proper left side of figure, below feet:) MONGROVIE FAMILY
Description:
A full-length figure of St. Francis holding both hands before his chest. He wears a beard, a skullcap, a monk's robe, and a rope belt, from which hangs a string of rosary beads on his proper left side. A small bird with outstretched wings sits on each of his shoulders.
Subject:
Religion
--
Saint
--
St. Francis
Animal
--
Bird
Dress
--
Ecclesiastical
Object
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Other
--
Rosary
Dress
--
Accessory
--
Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
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Arkansas
--
Eureka Springs
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Catholic Diocese of Little Rock, 2500 North Tyler, Little Rock, Arkansas 72207
Located Saint Elizabeth's Catholic Church, 30 Crescent Drive, Courtyard, Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Remarks:
Figure is in memory of the Mongrovie family. IAS files contain transcription of nearby plaque. For related information see Jacqueline Waller's "Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church: The Heritage of the Catholic Church in Eureka Springs, Arkansas," Eureka Springs: Wheeler Printing, 1983, pg. 62, 88.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas 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 AR000049
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
AR000049
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