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St. John Baptiste de la Salle, (sculpture). Artist:  Lincoln Monument Company, fabricator. (possibly by) Title:  St. John Baptiste de la Salle, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Saint John Baptiste de la Salle, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 15, 1934. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: Carrara marble; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 5 ft. x 1 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. 3 x 3 x 3 ft. Inscription:  (Bronze plaque on front of plinth, raised:) GIFT OF/RT. REV. MSGR. PAUL T. CAREW, M. R./MAY 15, 1934 (Bronze plaque on front of base:) Gift of/The Lincoln Monument/Company/Montola Jr. unsigned Description:  St. John Baptiste de la Salle stands wearing clerical garb. He gestures with his proper right hand and holds a book in his proper left hand. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Jean Baptiste de la Salle Occupation -- Education -- Teacher Ethnic -- French Dress -- Ecclesiastical Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Orange Sculpture Owner:  Administered by St. John's Church, 94 Ridge Street, Orange, New Jersey 07050 Located St. John's Cemetery, White Street, Orange, New Jersey Remarks:  Commissioned and funded by Monsignor Paul T. Carew to commemorate his twenty years at St. John's. Base is a gift of the Lincoln Monument Company. St. Jean Baptiste de la Salle, 1651-1719, founded the Brothers of the Christian Schools in 1684, and was canonized in 1900. For related information see Carew, Paul T., "The Story of a Mother Church," Brooklyn, NY: Braunworth & Co., 1934, pg. 156. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995. 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 NJ000083   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000083 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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