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Gusiofson,
Figure female -- Full length
Gravestone
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Sherwood Mausoleum Door, (sculpture).
Artist:
Gusiofson, sculptor.
Title:
Sherwood Mausoleum Door, (sculpture).
Dates:
1928.
Medium:
Door: bronze.
Dimensions:
Door: approx. 80 x 40 1/2 x 4 in.
Inscription:
ERIC (...illegible) Gusiofson (or possibly Gustafson) SC signed
Description:
Relief of a standing female figure with her back to the viewer and her face in profile appears on the door of the Sherwood Mausoleum. The figure reaches out to the handle of the door with her proper right hand. Her proper left hand is raised and rests on some of the ornamental detail of the door. This ornamental detail consists of three rows of flower along the top quarter followed by a narrow band of a wave-like design. The lower portion of the door is a grill work of foliage. The figure's long flowing gown is off the shoulder on the proper right side and her hair is braided around her head.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
Object Type:
Gravestone
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Owner:
Rock Creek Cemetery, Rock Creek Church Road, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20011
Remarks:
The mausoleum was erected for Jesse I. Sherwood, Jan. 1, 1865-Nov. 28, 1959; Elizabeth M. Sherwood, Sept. 22, 1871-Aug. 13, 1928; Jesse Ellis Porter, May 13, 1895-Feb. 24, 1960; and Annie M. Porter Bohner, Dec. 3, 1873-Nov. 6, 1936.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 352.
Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, I-27.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS DC000035
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