Incarnation Lutheran Church 1101 Lancaster Avenue Reading Pennsylvania
Date:
Ca. 1953
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.
Image on file.
unsigned
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Summary:
Bronze bas-relief of St. Francis of Assisi attached to the east facade of a church building. He wears a belted monk's robe and sandals and has tonsured hair. He kneels on his proper right knee. His proper left hand rests on his lap and holds a pan with grain. His proper right hand is extended down to two doves on the ground. The sculpture has a black patina.
