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    		• Jennewein, C. Paul,
     
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    		• Bacon, Henry,
     
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    		• Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios,
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Homage -- Bacon, Henry
     
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    		• Occupation -- Art
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Wilmington
     
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    		• Gravestone
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Bacon Family Grave Marker, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Jennewein, C. Paul, 1890-1978, sculptor.
    Bacon, Henry, 1866-1924, designer.
    Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Bacon Family Grave Marker, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Henry Bacon Grave Marker, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Family marker: 1919. Henry Bacon marker: 1924.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: marble; Base: marble.
    Dimensions: 
    2 markers. Family marker: approx. 7 ft. 1 in. x 27 1/2 in. x 8 3/4 in.; Base: approx. 9 x 41 x 22 in.; Henry Bacon marker: approx. 52 x 16 x 3 1/2 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Incised on family marker:) BACON/HENRY BACON/AUGUST 17, 1822/APRIL 12, 1891/ELIZABETH KELTON/WIFE OF HENRY BACON/OCTOBER 26, 1831/MAY 21, 1912/GEORGE FISHER BACON/AUGUST 23, 1884/HENRY BACON/NOVEMBER 28, 1866/FEBRUARY 16, 1924/JAMES HAYWARD BACON/DECEMBER 30, 1859/JUNE 4, 1924 (Incised on Henry Bacon marker:) HENRY BACON/1866-1924/THE/ARCHITECT OF THE/LINCOLN MEMORIAL/AT/WASHINGTON/LAURA CALVERT/BACON/1862-1945 unsigned
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Homage -- Bacon, Henry
    Occupation -- Art -- Architect
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Wilmington
    Gravestone
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Oakdale Cemetery Company, 520 North 15th Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401
    Located Oakdale Cemetery, End of North 15th Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401
    Remarks: 
    The Bacon Family marker was designed and commissioned by Henry Bacon. It was erected in 1919. Bacon's marker was reportedly designed after drawings found in his desk. IAS files include an excerpt from the Tony P. Wrenn's "Wilmington, North Carolina: An Architectural and Historical Portrait," Charlottesville: Univ. of Virginia Press, 1989.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Wrenn, Tony P., "Wilmington, North Carolina: An Architectural and Historical Portrait," Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1984, pg. 302.
    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 NC000331
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