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Pothier Mausoleum, (sculpture). Artist:  Fontaine, Walter F., architect. Title:  Pothier Mausoleum, (sculpture). Dates:  1917. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Granite with metal doors. Dimensions:  Approx. 46 x 44 x 41 x Diam. 150 ft. Inscription:  (Above entablature:) POTHIER unsigned Description:  Mausoleum modeled on classical architecture. Base consists of fourteen steps with a door in the back. The door has a coat of arms, and plant and wreath decorations. Ionic collonade consisting of twelve columns sits on the base platform. Subject:  Architecture -- Monument -- Tomb Homage -- Pothier, Aram Jules Occupation -- Political -- Governor Ethnic -- Canadian Ethnic -- French Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Woonsocket Sculpture Owner:  Cimetiere du Precieux-Sang, Corner of Diamond Hill Road & Rathbun Street, Woonsocket, Rhode Island 02895 Remarks:  Mausoleum was built for Aram Jules Pothier, the first French-Canadian governor of Rhode Island. The name of the cemetery is Precious Blood Cemetery in English. IAS files contain excerpt from the book "Woonsocket, Rhode Island: a Centennial History, 1888-1988" and a citation the book "Woonsocket Highlights of History 1800-1976" by A. P. Thomas MD, c1976. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Fortin, Marcel P., ed., "Woonsocket, Rhode Island: a Centennial History 1888-1988," State College, PA: Jostens Printing & Publishing Division, c1988, pg. 77. 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 RI000086   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture RI000086 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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