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    		• Richard, Betti,
     
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    		• Schaller, Harold J.,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Gibbons, James
     
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    		• Occupation -- Religion
     
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    		• Dress -- Ecclesiastical
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    James Cardinal Gibbons, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Richard, Betti, 1916- , sculptor.
    Schaller, Harold J., sculptor.
    Title: 
    James Cardinal Gibbons, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Cardinal James Gibbons, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1967. Dedicated Dec. 17, 1967.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze: Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 4 in. x 29 1/2 in. x 26 in.; Base: approx. 53 x 47 x 47 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On plinth, rear:) BETTI RICHARD (Incised on base, front:) JAMES/CARDINAL GIBBONS/ARCHBISHOP OF BALTIMORE/DEVOTED CHURCHMAN/EXEMPLARY CITIZEN/FRIEND OF HUMANITY/JULY 23, 1834/MARCH 24, 1921/CITIZENS OF MANY FAITHS/HEREBY/HONOR A GREAT AMERICAN signed
    Description: 
    Full-length figure of Cardinal Gibbons stands on a square pedestal. The figures wears the long ecclesiastical vestment of his office and a cross pendant. He touches the pendant with his proper left hand and holds a book in his proper right hand.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Gibbons, James -- Full length
    Occupation -- Religion -- Cardinal
    Dress -- Ecclesiastical
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Basilica of the Assumption, Charles & Mulberry Streets, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
    Remarks: 
    Commissioned by the Cardinal Gibbons Memorial Committee, Inc. who raised $40,000 from individuals of many different faiths. Cardinal James Gibbons (1834-1921), was Archbishop of Baltimore. The original design depicted Cardinal Gibbons seated, but the artist instead created a standing figure after speaking with Baltimorians who told her that the Cardinal was very active in the community, and often walked throughout the city talking with people. The granite work was done by Harold J. Schaller. IAS files contain related articles from The Sun (Baltimore, MD) dated Oct. 10, 1963 and Dec. 18, 1967;the News American, March 13, 1973 and an excerpt from "Baltimore: Its History and People," v. 2 (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912). For further reading, see Henry and Caroline Naylor's "Public Monuments and Sculptures of Baltimore: An Introduction to the Collection," 1987.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore 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 MD000555
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