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Lawrie, Lee Oskar,
Homage -- Hubbard,
Homage -- Bell
Homage -- Grossman
Homage -- Pillot
Figure male -- Full length
Figure male -- Nude
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Gravestone
Sculpture
Hubbard Bell Grossman Pillot Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Lawrie, Lee Oskar, 1877-1963, sculptor.
Title:
Hubbard Bell Grossman Pillot Memorial, (sculpture).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: granite.
Description:
The memorial features a tall marble stele adorned with a relief carving depicting a classical nude male figure seated with his body turned in profile to the right, his left hand holding a torch, and his right arm resting atop a large urn.
Subject:
Homage -- Hubbard,
Homage -- Bell
Homage -- Grossman
Homage -- Pillot
Figure male -- Full length
Figure male -- Nude
Object -- Other -- Torch
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Rock Creek Cemetery, Rock Creek Church Road, N.W., Section A, Lot 13, Washington, District of Columbia 20011
Remarks:
The memorial marks the burial site of eighteen individuals with bronze markers. The last burial was Elsie May Grosvenor (1878-1964). The parents of Alexander Graham Bell are buied on this lot --Alexander Melville Bell (1819-1905) and Eliza Grace Symonds Bell (1809-1897).
References:
Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
Harm, Gregory, 2010.
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 78250071
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Inventory of American Sculpture
78250071
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