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Forrest Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Schwarz, Rudolf, 1866-1912, sculptor. Title:  Forrest Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Woman in Repose, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1904. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 32 x 38 x 53 in. Inscription:  (Front of pediment:) FORREST (Wall above sculpture:) IN MEMORY OF/(transcription illegible...)TINA ALLEN FORREST/--/A LOSS FOREVER NEW/(two lines of text follow) unsigned Description:  A bronze figure of a kneeling woman in Classical dress is centered in a three-sided, Greek-temple style granite structure, under a pediment supported by Ionic columns. She holds a palm leaf symbolizing victory over death. Her head is lowered on her clasped hands in mourning. She leans forward against a block with a relief of a wreath, her proper right knee forward on a step and her proper left foot extends from beneath her hem. Benches are along the side walls of the structure. There is a stairway in front. The monument also contains a quotation about grief from "In Memoriam," by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Subject:  Homage -- Forrest, Albertina Allen Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Passion -- Grief Object -- Other -- Wreath Object -- Foliage -- Palm Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis Gravestone Bench Sculpture Owner:  Crown Hill Cemetery, 700 West 38th Street, Section 25, Lot 230, Indianapolis, Indiana 46208 Remarks:  This monument, in memory of Albertina Allen Forrest, who died in 1904, was commissioned by her husband. Albertina Forrest was a Butler University professor who died at the age of 32 while on a Florida vacation with her husband. Mr. Forrest was laid to rest in an unmarked grave next to the memorial to his beloved wife. IAS files contain a partial transcription of inscription on wall above sculpture. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. Inventory staff, 2000. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 IN000843   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000843 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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