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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Buberl, Caspar,     Keller, George W.,     Carabelli Company,     Lakeview Granite & Monumental Works,     Portrait male -- Garfield, James A.     Occupation -- Political     Ceremony -- Civic     Architecture -- Education     Occupation -- Education     Occupation -- Political     Occupation -- Education     History -- United States     History -- United States     Architecture -- Military     Occupation -- Military     Ceremony -- Funeral     State of Being -- Death     Figure group     Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland     Relief     Architectural component     Sculpture

James A. Garfield Monument: Garfield Relief Frieze, (sculpture). Artist:  Buberl, Caspar, 1834-1899, sculptor. Keller, George W., 1842-1935, architect. Carabelli Company, carver. (possibly by) Lakeview Granite & Monumental Works, carver. (possibly by) Title:  James A. Garfield Monument: Garfield Relief Frieze, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Garfield Relief Frieze, (sculpture). Garfield Monument Reliefs, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 30, 1890. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Terra cotta. Dimensions:  6 reliefs. Each relief: approx. H. 8 ft. x W. ranges from 11 ft. to 17 ft. Inscription:  (On each relief, lower right corner:) C. BUBERL signed Description:  Over the front entrance and around the sides of the Garfield Monument, there are five relief panels that illustrate events in the life of James A. Garfield. The first relief, starting on the left side of the building, shows Garfield as a teacher in a school room delivering a lecture. (This relief was based on a photograph loaned to the artist by Garfield's mother.) The next relief shows him as a statesman delivering an oration to a group of cheering listeners. The next relief shows him as a soldier delivering a message to General Thomas at the Battle of Chickamauga during the Civil War. The next relief shows him taking the oath of office as President of the United States. And the last relief depicts the bier of assassinated President Garfield attended by grieving citizens. Subject:  Portrait male -- Garfield, James A. -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- President Ceremony -- Civic -- Inauguration Architecture -- Education Occupation -- Education -- Teacher Occupation -- Political -- Statesman Occupation -- Education -- Orator History -- United States -- Civil War History -- United States -- Battle of Chickamauga Architecture -- Military -- Battlefield Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Ceremony -- Funeral State of Being -- Death Figure group Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Lake View Cemetery Foundation, 12316 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Located Lake View Cemetery, 12316 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Remarks:  IAS image files contain a photograph of only the relief depicting Garfield as he delivers a speech to a group of cheering citizens. IAS files contain an excerpt from the 1890 dedication brochure for the Garfield Monument which includes a detailed description of the six exterior reliefs as well as illustrations of each relief. The Lakeview Granite & Monumental Works and the Carabelli Company were responsible for ornamental carvings on the Garfield Monument building, but perhaps not the reliefs by Caspar Buberl. References:  Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980. Lybarger, Helen Baldwin, "A Survey of Public Monuments in Cleveland," Cleveland, OH: Early Settlers Assoc. of Cleveland & the Western Reserve, 1979. (booklet) Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 36. 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 87830018   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87830018 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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