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    		• Monumental Bronze Company,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Vandenbergh, Philips
     
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    		• Homage -- Humphrey, Alida A.
     
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    		• Homage -- Vandenburgh, Cornelius
     
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    		• Homage -- Vandenburgh, Helen
     
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    		• Figure -- Fragment
     
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    		• Object -- Foliage
     
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    		• Object -- Other
     
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    		• Object -- Flower
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Canandaigua
     
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    		• Gravestone
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Vandenbergh Cemetery Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Monumental Bronze Company, founder. (possibly by)
    Title: 
    Vandenbergh Cemetery Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated 1877.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: cast iron and possibly zinc; Foundation: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 9 in. x 39 in. x 39 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On plaque, east face of memorial:) "VANDENBERGH" (On plaque, north face:) ALIDA A./WIFE OF/FRANK E./HUMPHREY,/DIED FEB. 11, 1882,/AGED/45 YEARS/HUMPHREY (On plaque, west face, in raised lettering:) CORNELIUS/VANDENBURGH/DIED DEC 21, 1876/AGED 68 Y'RS./HELEN VANDENBURGH,/DIED NOV. 16, 1882/AGED 70 YEARS (On plaque, south face:) PHILIPS./VANDENBERGH,/DIED/MAR. 5, 1879,/AGED/37 YEARS (On lower tier of memorial:) 1877 unsigned
    Description: 
    A short, square monument topped with a small urn is adorned on each side with four medallions (though one is now missing) and four rectangular plaques. The three remaining medallions depict: clasped hands, a sheaf of wheat, and roses. Below the medallions are three rectangular inscription plaques and one rectangular plaque containing a profile portrait of Philips Vandenbergh shown in proper right profile. The sculpture rests on a square concrete foundation.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Vandenbergh, Philips -- Bust
    Homage -- Humphrey, Alida A.
    Homage -- Vandenburgh, Cornelius
    Homage -- Vandenburgh, Helen
    Figure -- Fragment -- Hand
    Object -- Foliage -- Wheat
    Object -- Other -- Vase
    Object -- Flower -- Rose
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Canandaigua
    Gravestone
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    West Avenue Cemetery, Northwest corner, East Road, Canandaigua, New York
    Remarks: 
    The piece is a memorial for Cornelius Vandenburgh, Helen Vandenburgh, Philips Vandenbergh, and Alida A. Humphrey (the spelling of name is both Vandenbergh and Vandenburgh). The founder that cast the piece is uncertain, but it is probably the Monumental Bronze Company.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
    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 NY000841
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