Lulu Cooper Monument, (sculpture).

Lulu Cooper Monument, (sculpture).

Calverley, Charles, 1833-1914, sculptor.

Lulu Cooper Monument, (sculpture).

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Sculpture: white Italian marble encircled in bronze; Base: Maine granite.

Sculpture: approx. 20 x 15 x 8 in.; Base: approx. 62 x 38 x 24 in.

C. Calverley, Sc. (On base, front, raised letters:) LULU/ONLY CHILD OF/WM B. & FRANCES D./COOPER/1870-1883 (On base, rear:) COOPER signed

Bas-relief portrait of Lulu Cooper is affixed to a marker with a curved, Doric-like cap. The figure wears period clothes and has shoulder-length hair. The relief is recessed into an oval form.

Portrait female -- Cooper, Lulu -- Bust

Portrait female -- Kellogg, Kate -- Bust

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York

Restricted Owner, Washington County, New York

Commissioned by William B. Cooper for $1,000 in memory of his daughter, Lulu. Although the figure is a likeness of Miss Cooper, the model for the sculpture was reportedly Kate Kellogg. IAS files contain an excerpt from an article from the Sandy Hill Herald, Sept. 18, 1884.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.

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