St. Paul's Episcopal Church 914 Lane Drive St. Joseph Michigan 49085
Date:
1961. Dedicated autumn 1964
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1994.
SOS Conservation Notification Report, 1999.
Image on file.
(On front left corner of bronze base, incised:) A Faggi (On back left of bronze base, stamped:) MODERN ART/FDRY./N.Y. signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
St. Francis of Assisi, walking with his proper left hand raised in a gesture of blessing. He wears a robe, with rope belt and a cross at proper left side. His proper right leg is forward, with toes exposed, and the raised heel of his proper left leg protrudes from beneath the back of his robe. The sculpture is mounted upon a tapered pedestal, with two-tiered, rectangular lower base.
