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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Serrao, Luella Varney,     Carabelli, Joseph,     Spargo, W. T.,     GJO. Ballisla Bastionali,     Portrait male -- Rappe, Louis Amadeus     Ethnic -- French     Occupation -- Religion     Occupation -- Religion     Dress -- Ecclesiastical     Dress -- Accessory     Emblem -- Cross     Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland     Sculpture

Rt. Rev. Amadeus Rappe, D.D., (sculpture). Artist:  Serrao, Luella Varney, b. 1865, sculptor. Carabelli, Joseph, 1850-1911, fabricator. Spargo, W. T., contractor. GJO. Ballisla Bastionali, founder. Title:  Rt. Rev. Amadeus Rappe, D.D., (sculpture). Other Titles:  Right Reverend Amadeus Rappe, D.D., (sculpture). Bishop Rappe Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Cast autumn 1888. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Statue: bronze; Base: metal, concrete, and granite. Dimensions:  Statue: approx. 6 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ft. x 3 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 3 in. Inscription:  (On front edge of base, under figure's proper right foot:) MISS LUELLA VARNEY (On front left edge of base:) BASTIONALI signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A figure of Bishop Amadeus Rappe (1801-1877), dressed in ecclesiastical garb that includes an alb, a stole, a cope, a crucifix, and a miter, stands holding a crosier with his proper left hand, while raising his proper right hand in a gesture of blessing. Subject:  Portrait male -- Rappe, Louis Amadeus -- Full length Ethnic -- French Occupation -- Religion -- Bishop Occupation -- Religion -- Missionary Dress -- Ecclesiastical Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Emblem -- Cross Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio, Chancery, 1027 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Located St. John's Cathedral, 1007 Superior Avenue, Courtyard, Cleveland, Ohio Remarks:  Louis Amadeus Rappe (1801-1877), born in Audrehem, France, was ordained a priest in 1829 and was later recruited by Bishop John Purcell to work in Ohio. He arrived in America in 1840. He was involved in the Total Abstinence Movement and built several churches in the towns neighboring Toledo. Rappe was consecrated bishop of the newly established diocese of Cleveland in 1847. As bishop he oversaw the opening of orphanages, the first general hospital in Cleveland, and a seminary. He resigned as bishop in 1870 and spent his last years as a missionary in Vermont and Canada. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, OH0086, 1989. Monumental News, Jan. 1903, pg. 80. Illustration:  Image on file. Monumental News, Jan. 1903, pg. 73. 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 OH000420   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000420 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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