| Maker(s): | Spruance, Benton
| | Culture: | American (1904-1967)
| | Title: | St. Gall
| | Date Made: | 1954
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | Color lithograph on paper
| | Place Made: | North America; United States
| | Measurements: | Sheet: 22 5/8 in x 15 13/16 in; 57.5 cm x 40.2 cm; Image: 20 5/8 in x 12 7/8 in; 52.4 cm x 32.7 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | SIGNATURE/DATE: recto, lwr. r. (graphite): Spruance '54 / WGS ; TITLE: recto, lwr. ctr. (graphite): ST. Gall ; INSCRIPTION: recto, lwr. r. (red ink stamp): BS ; INSCRIPTION: recto, lwr. l. (graphite): Ed 30 ; WATERMARK: recto, lwr. r.
| | Accession Number: | MH 1973.268.I(b).RII
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Winifred Glover Spruance (Class of 1925) (wife of the artist)
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
The image depicts St. Gall attired in a monk's robe, with a halo, hunched over with his hands gestured in a traditional religious manner (one hand close to the heart and the other extended out). St. Gall is placed on the left side, while the second figure, a bear, is walking towards St. Gall with a set of branches held in a paw. In the background, we see a wintry forest scene and a setting sun.
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