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Portrait male -- Blundon, Victor S.
Occupation -- Other
Animal -- Dog
Gravestone
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Victor S. Blundon Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Victor S. Blundon Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1936.
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 60 x 84 x 12 in.; Base: approx. 9 x 99 1/2 x 22 in.
Inscription:
(Sculpture, front center:) VICTOR/BLUNDON (Sculpture, left side:) CAROLINE.A.HYAM/1874-1959/BESSIE.C.BEHRENS/1884-1956/CHARLES.A.SCHNEBEL/1846-1908/EMMA.A.SCHNEBEL/1856-1912 (Sculpture, right side:) FRANCIS.A.BLUNDON/1867-1939/MARY.C.BLUNDON/1873-1941/VICTOR.S.BLUNDON/1896-1936/F.EDWARD BLUNDON.1894-1938 (Sculpture, back left side:) ROBERT.B.BLUNDON/1869-1936/S.BEULAH.FINDLEY/1871-1939/GERTRUDE.W.BLUNDON/WIFE OF/ROBERT BROOKE/1885-1969 (Sculpture, back right side:) MINNIE.A.ASQUITH/1881-1920 (Back of sculpture, center:) BLUNDON unsigned
Description:
Gravestone with relief portrait of Victor S. Blundon seated cross-legged on the ground next to his dog. Victor Blundon is dressed in a suit and tie. His proper left arm casually rests atop his raised proper left knee. His proper right arm is around his dog seated next to him on his proper right. Flanking the relief are inscription panels inscribed with the names of other family members.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Blundon, Victor S. -- Full length
Occupation -- Other -- Businessman
Animal -- Dog -- Setter
Object Type:
Gravestone
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Owner:
Glenwood Cemetery, 2219 Lincoln Road, N.E., Washington, District of Columbia 20002
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1994.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 328.
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, pg. 328.
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 DC000110
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