San Francisco de Asis - Sante Fe, New Mexico
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Eagle1977
N 35° 41.375 W 105° 56.298
13S E 415101 N 3949925
Saint Francis of Assisi, patron saint of Sante Fe. Located in the heart of downtown Sante Fe at the NW corner of Lincoln and Marcy not far from the Plaza.
Waymark Code: WMFFME
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2012
Views: 6
San Francisco De Asis, The Patron Saint of Sante Fe, Royal City of the Holy Faith of St. Francis
A full-length standing figure of St. Francis. He is dressed in robes, with head bowed and hands placed behind his back. At his feet, on the concrete base, is a gopher.
Sculpted by Andrea Bacigalupa (b. 1923) and cast in bronze by Nambé Mills, Inc., which was founded in 1951 near Nambé Pueblo, some 10 miles north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The sculpture was dedicated in 1980.
TITLE: San Francisco de Asis
ARTIST(S): Bacigalupa, Andrea (born 1923)
DATE: 1980
MEDIUM: Bronze
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 65980008
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
City Hall
Corner of Marcy Street & Lincoln Avenue
Santa Fe, New Mexico
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Listed as needing treatment but the aged condition of the sculpture appears to be appropriate for the location and detail of the original rendering.
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