Administered by City of San Antonio Parks and Recreation 950 East Hildebrand Avenue San Antonio Texas 78212
Located Bexar County Courthouse Main Plaza at Dwyer & Market Streets San Antonio Texas
Date:
Dedicated Aug. 14, 1955
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, San Antonio survey, 1993.
Image on file.
(On front of base:) SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA/FOR WHOM THE CITY/OF SAN ANTONIO IS NAMED/PRESENTED TO THE CITY BY/ORDER OF THE ALHAMBRA/AUGUST 14, 1955 unsigned
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Summary:
A full-length figure of Saint Anthony standing and holding a spray of lilies in his proper left hand, and a Bible to his chest with his proper right hand. He wears a floor-length loose robe with a knotted rope around his waist. He has short, curly hair. The statue is atop a rough boulder, with inset plaque.
