St. Franziskusbrunnen, Friedhof Ludwigshafen-Friesenheim (St Francis fountain, Ludwigshafen-Friesenheim cemetery), 1927, by William F. C. Ohly

130.0018

St. Franziskusbrunnen, Friedhof Ludwigshafen-Friesenheim (St Francis fountain, Ludwigshafen-Friesenheim cemetery), 1927, by William F. C. Ohly

1927

William F. C. Ohly (1883–1955)

physical object

bronze and stone fountain

Fountain comprising a full-length figure in bronze of St Francis, arms outstretched, standing on a bronze orb with birds at his feet, set within a stone bowl.

Fountains -- Germany.

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130.0019, Relief, Hauptportal Friedhofshalle Friesenheim (Reliefs, main portal, Friesenheim cemetery hall) by William F. C. Ohly;

130.0025, St Francis (maquette for fountain), c. 1927, by William F. C. Ohly

Jane Eckett

Kopernikusstraße, 67063 Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany

The maquette for the St Francis fountain was among Ohly's possessions at the Abbey Art Centre. Inge King recalled it was the only work of Ohly's she ever saw. It featured on the cover of the 1955 memorial exhibition catalogue at the Berkeley Galleries.

Joachim Specht

Joachim Specht courtesy Wikimedia Commons

07 December 2023