St Ignatius at Montserrat

SUBJECTS: Saint Ignatius

SCULPTOR: Shelley Kolman Smith

MEDIUM: Bronze

FOUNDRY: Hefestus Fine Arts Bronze Casting

LOCATION:  Saint Peter's Preparatory School
144 Grand Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302

DEDICATED: 2012

The statues depicts the diminutive Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556) - founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). The statue were washed using non-ionic detergent.  Surface corrosion was minimized using Biox and soft brushes.  Two applications of conservator’s hot wax treatment were administered, cooled and buffed. 

Shelley Kolman Smith is a portrait and liturgical sculptor whose work grew from a long foundation in drawing and painting. Shelley is located in Texas and creates her art at her Flying Paint Brush Sculpture Studio, in Poetry Texas .

Saint Peter's Preparatory School is an independent, preparatory, and all-male day school located in Jersey City, New Jersey, within the Archdiocese of Newark. Founded in 1872 by the Jesuits, it is operated as part of the Jesuit East Province.

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