Sculptor:

Unknown (Italian)  Search this

Medium:

Statue: Carrara marble; Base: granite

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Discalced Carmelites of Peterborough St. Joseph Monastery 182 Old Street Road South end of garden on east side of The Common Peterborough New Hampshire 03458

Date:

Ca. 1950s

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1995.

Summary:

A full-length figure of St. Joseph, bearded and dressed in robes. He holds a carpenter's square to his chest with his proper left hand and carries a flowering branch of lilies with his proper right hand, arm lowered and branch held against his side.

Topic:

Religion--Saint--St. Joseph  Search this

Occupation--Industry--Construction  Search this

Object--Art Tool--Square  Search this

Object--Flower--Lily  Search this

Control number:

IAS NH000029

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_321103