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Putnam, Arthur,
Portrait male -- Serra, Junipero
Occupation -- Religion
Ethnic -- Spanish
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Sculpture
Father Junipero Serra, (sculpture).
Artist:
Putnam, Arthur, 1873-1930, sculptor.
Title:
Father Junipero Serra, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Monk, (sculpture).
Padre, (sculpture).
Priest, (sculpture).
Dates:
1909. Cast ca. 1916-1917. Installed 1918.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: cast stone; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
(On bronze plaque on base:) Fra. Junipero Serra O.F.M./Founder and First President/of the/California Missions/Born Nov. 24, 1713 - Died Aug. 28, 1784/Arthur Putnam, Sculptor
Description:
Full-length portrait of Father Junipero Serra. He wears a monk's robe which is belted at the waist with a knotted rope. A rosary hangs from his neck. His head is bowed and his gaze directed down. The cast stone sculpture stands on a concrete base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Serra, Junipero -- Full length
Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy
Ethnic -- Spanish
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Sculpture
Owner:
Archbishop of San Francisco, Mission Dolores, 3321 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94114
Remarks:
The sculpture is one allegorical figure in a series originally commissioned to depict the history of California for the estate of E. W. Scripps. This cast was funded by D. J. McQuarry at the cost of $500. It was placed at Mission Dolores in 1918 when the Mission was remodeled.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 CA001810
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001810
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