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St. Peter, Patron of Fishers
St. Peter, Patron of Fishers
St. Peter, Patron of Fishers

St. Peter, Patron of Fishers

Artist (United States, 1907 - 1991)
Date20th century
MediumCast concrete and asbestos
DimensionsH x W x D: 18 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (47.6 x 12.1 x 5.7 cm)
Object TypeSculptures
Credit LineKSU, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, gift of Peter & Irene G. Kennedy
Object number1998.50
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Description
Raymer made a number of sculptural works similar to "St. Peter, Patron of Fishes,"which he used as architectural adornment on the interior and exterior of the Red Barn.  The mixture of concrete and asbestos that he used for material made it possible to futher model and carve forms after they were cast.
Exhibitions
Backwater
Lester Wilton Raymer
20th century
2008.492
Chanticleer
Lester Wilton Raymer
1949
2008.493
El Toro
Lester Wilton Raymer
1949
1950.9
Rooster
Lester Wilton Raymer
ca. 1950
2000.184
The Red Barn
Lester Wilton Raymer
1947
2000.221
The Red Barn
Lester Wilton Raymer
ca. 1945
2000.222
Buffon
Lester Wilton Raymer
1960
1998.1
Hen
Lester Wilton Raymer
ca. 1950
1996.70
Rooster
Lester Wilton Raymer
ca. 1950
1996.71
Entract IV
Lester Wilton Raymer
1959
1998.4
Title Unknown (boy with chickens)
Lester Wilton Raymer
1959
1998.2
Bowl with Bulls and Trees
Lester Wilton Raymer
1948
1998.3