As the patron Saint of television, it looks like St. Clare will be reaching beyond the cloister to become a regular on kitschy retailers’ shelves. Archie Mc. Phee Co., who brought us campy curios like the Pope Innocent III action figure and the Last Supper Longbox, is now peddling a plastic figurine of St. Clare at a Lady-Poverty-worthy price. Granted, this “artistic” representation isn’t entirely accurate- as a fashionable lady, Holy Mother Clare probably wouldn’t have cared for that very orange habit (here is a similar, but more artistically accurate product from the ‘50s). Despite the habit mishap, it still gives me hope that this latest knick-knack will cause some skinny-jeaned hipsters (and other Archie McPhee enthusiasts) to develop a devotion to St. Clare.
I really rather like it. Where does one get one?
ReplyDeleteI used to have the Innocent III--also a critical figure in the Franciscan movement--but I think he fell down and broke during one my moves. I dig the little remote, but our holy mother looks a little depressed.
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