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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Gaylord, Frank Chalfant, II,     F. P. Davis Monumental Works,     Portrait male -- Pope John Paul II     Occupation -- Religion     Dress -- Ecclesiastical     Emblem -- Cross     Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston     Relief     Sculpture

Papal Mass Plaque, (sculpture). Artist:  Gaylord, Frank Chalfant, II, 1925-2018, sculptor. F. P. Davis Monumental Works, fabricator. Title:  Papal Mass Plaque, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated June 28, 1981. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Gray granite. Dimensions:  Approx. 53 1/2 x 32 x 8 1/4 in. Inscription:  (On front of sculpture, below relief:) POPE JOHN PAUL II/IN COMMEMORATION OF/THE FIRST MASS OFFERED IN THE/UNITED STATES BY HIS HOLINESS ON HIS/FIRST PASTORAL VISIT TO THIS COUNTRY/1 OCTOBER 1979/HERE ON BOSTON COMMON/DURING THE 350TH YEAR/OF THE FOUNDING OF BOSTON/"MAY GOD'S PEACE DESCENT ON THIS CITY/OF BOSTON, AND BRING JOY TO EVERY/CONSCIENCE AND JOY TO EVERY HEART."/POPE JOHN PAUL II/GIFT OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER OF THE ALHAMBRA unsigned Description:  A rectangular tablet adorned at the top with a recessed rectangle containing a waist-length portrait in relief of Pope John Paul II. He wears a cross around his neck and his hands are clasped at his waist. Below the relief is a commemorative inscription. Subject:  Portrait male -- Pope John Paul II -- Waist length Occupation -- Religion -- Pope Dress -- Ecclesiastical Emblem -- Cross Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Boston, Boston Art Commission, Office of Cultural Affairs, Boston City Hall, Room 716, Boston, Massachusetts 02201 Located Boston Common, Near mid Charles Street Crossing, Boston, Massachusetts Remarks:  The sculpture was commissioned by The Order of the Alhambra to commemorate Pope John Paul II's visit to Boston and his celebration of Mass in Boston Common. The event marked the first visit of a pope to Boston. In the early 1990s the sculpture was removed and then replaced during the refurbishing of a parking garage under Boston Common. References:  Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1996. Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 51. Illustration:  Image on file. Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 51. 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 MA000008   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000008 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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