Saint Francis
Artist
Eleanor Mary Mellon
(American, 1894 - 1979)
CultureAmerican
Date1894-1979
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 17 in. (43.2 cm)
InscribedNo signature. Marked on base in back: "Roman Bronze Works, Inc. N.Y."
Credit LineVirginia Morris Pollak Memorial Collection, Gift of Miss Eleanor M. Mellon
Object number67.59.7
Not on view
DescriptionBronze statue of St. Francis. A casting from the model for the bronze St. Francis in the Norfolk Botanical Gardens. Of patinated green bronze.Exhibition HistoryCity of Norfolk, intersection of College Place and Duke Street, Norfolk, VA, 2000.Published ReferencesTom Robotham, editor. "Should Religion Play a Role in Public Life?" PORTFOLIO WEEKLY. Vol. 18, no. 41. 10/03/2000: p. 10, illustrated.
