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Garcia, Hector,
Fine Arts Sculpture Centre,
Haggerman Construction,
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Religion
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Fort Wayne
Sculpture
Jesuit Priest, (sculpture).
Artist:
Garcia, Hector, sculptor.
Fine Arts Sculpture Centre, founder.
Haggerman Construction, contractor.
Title:
Jesuit Priest, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Unidentified Explorer, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast June 1976. Dedicated July 29, 1976.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 7 1/2 ft. x 2 ft. x 34 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 3 in. x 2 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 5 in. (1,000 lbs.).
Inscription:
(Identical plaques on front and back of base:) Presented in tribute to the pioneer who named/Fort Wayne's Three Rivers "Thy Will Be Done"/The Joseph W. Parrot Family/Dedicated July 29, 1976/Hector Garcia, Sculptor signed
Description:
A Jesuit priest stands pointing with his extended proper right hand to the confluence of three rivers. He wears robes and an ankle-length cloak. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base.
Subject:
Figure male
--
Full length
Occupation
--
Religion
--
Missionary
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
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Indiana
--
Fort Wayne
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Fort Wayne, City Utilities, 1 Main Street, Room 490, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
Located Filtration Plant, On the river greenway, near Baltes Street where the three rivers meet, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Remarks:
The sculpture was donated by Richard Parrot in memory of his father, Joseph W. Parrot. The idea for the sculpture originated in the spring of 1969, with a bequest in the will of Joseph W. Parrot, founder of Parrot Packing Company. The sculpture was commissioned by Richard Parrot, as requested in his father's will. The sculpture cost $15,000 and was modeled by 1972. It was cast and dedicated in 1976. The sculpture commemorates the early Jesuit priests/explorers who came from Canada in the 17th century to bring Christianity to the American wilderness.
IAS files contain clippings from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, May 23, 1976, July 29, 1976, July 30, 1976; and from the Fort Wayne News Sentinel, July 29, 1976. Newsclippings are also on file with the Allen County Library, Main Branch, vertical files.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Fort Wayne News Sentinel, July 29, 1976.
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 IN000537
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