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Piatti, Emilio F.,
Figure male -- Full length
Homage -- Ferguson,
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York
Sculpture
(Ferguson Gravestone), (sculpture).
Artist:
Piatti
, Emilio
F
.,
sculptor
.
Title:
(Ferguson Gravestone), (sculpture).
Dates:
1888.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 2 1/2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 6 x 4 x 3 ft.
Inscription:
EFPIATTI/NY 1888 (Front of base, raised lettering:) FERGUSON Weep not nor hunger at the tomb of they so loved and dear And Christ has called our Mother home so wipe our burning tears. signed
Description:
Standing figure of a man with a moustache, wearing a suit and vest, with a longcoat. His proper right hand rests on top of a tree stump by his side. The sculpture is mounted upon an inscribed boulder, with two marble gravemarkers for John Ferguson and his wife Margaret beside it.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Homage -- Ferguson,
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York
Sculpture
Owner:
Restricted Owner, Warren County, New York
Remarks:
Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
IAS files contain transcriptions of the two gravestones by the side of the sculpture.
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 NY000525
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NY000525
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