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(Monument to George C. Heard), (sculpture). Artist:  Miller, Richard, d. 1874, sculptor. Heard, Joseph Marion, 1820-1893, sculptor. Title:  (Monument to George C. Heard), (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1851. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: marble; Base: marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 78 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 7 x 22 x 22 in. Inscription:  R. Miller, Columbus (Below relief, in raised lettering:) GEORGE C. HEARD/DIED/MARCH 14, 1851,/AGED/36 YEARS. (On the sides of the triangle:) LOVE/PURITY/FIDELITY signed Description:  Four-sided pyramidal marker contains a medallion of Dr. George C. Heard in profile. The figure has short hair and is clean-shaven. The portrait was based on a death mask taken by Dr. J. M. Heard, brother of George Heard. Subject:  Portrait male -- Heard, George C. -- Profile Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Aberdeen Gravestone Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Aberdeen, Cemetery Department, 125 West Commerce Street, Aberdeen, Mississippi 39730 Located Old Aberdeen Municipal Cemetery, South Poplar Street, Aberdeen, Mississippi 39730 Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. For additional reading, see "Monroe County History," Monroe County Book Committee and Curtis Media Corp., c.1988. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1993. 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 MS000376   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MS000376 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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