Father Pierre Gibault - Vincennes, IN - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

County of statue: Knox County
Location of statue: Vigo St & S. 2nd St., church mall, Vincennes
Artist: Albin Polasek, 1879-1965, sculptor
Date Dedicated: 1935

Text on Monument Base:
(Front of base, incised lettering): GIBAULT
(Rear of base):

PIERRE GIBAULT
1737-1804
VICAR-GENERAL
OF THE ILLINOIS COUNTRY
WHO IN 1778 GAINED THE ALLEGIANCE
TO THE UNITED STATES OF THE
FRENCH POPULATION OF VINCENNES
(Proper rear of base:) ALBIN POLASEK, NA/1935

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Proper Description: "Standing figure of Father Pierre Gibault (1737-1804) in clerical robe and full-length cloak, holding a cross in his raised proper right hand and a scroll in his proper left hand. The sculpture is mounted upon a two-tiered base of polished granite" ~ Smithsonian American Art Museum

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"Did you know that the statue of Father Pierre Gibault, located in front of the Old Cathedral, is holding a treaty in his hands? The sculptor of the statue, Albin Polasek, wanted viewers of the statue to remember that it was through the efforts of Father Gibault, and Dr. Jean Laffont, that the townspeople of Vincennes were convinced to support the Americans after the fall of Kaskaskia and Cahokia in July 1778." ~ National Park Service

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TITLE: Father Pierre Gibault ARTIST(S): Albin Polasek DATE: 1935 MEDIUM: Statue: Bronze; Base: Granite CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 76009861 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Small grass mall in front of St Franicis Xavier Catholic Church 401 South Second Street, Vincennes, Indiana 47591 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None noticed

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