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Manning, J. F.,
Figure female -- Waist length
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Gravestone
Relief
Sculpture
Morrison Mausoleum, (sculpture).
Artist:
Manning, J. F., sculptor.
Title:
Morrison Mausoleum, (sculpture).
Dates:
1889.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: gray granite; Base: gray granite.
Dimensions:
Relief: approx. H. 42 in. W. 94 in.
Inscription:
(Relief, on ribbon:) THERE SHALL BE NO NIGHT THERE (Mausoleum, over door:) MORRISON (Mausoleum front:) DESIGNED AND BUILT BY J. F. MANNING (Wrought iron door:) DLM (Mausoleum, inside center:) DAVID L. MORRISON/BORN/AUGUST 2(?) 1825./DIED/JULY 16,/1887 (Mausoleum, inside right:) THOMAS J. MORRISON/BORN/AUG. 3, 1847/DIED/DEC. 23, 1922 (Mausoleum, inside right, below Thomas Morrison vault:) NINA/DAUGHTER/OF/THOMAS
Description:
Rectangular relief panel over the door of the mausoleum depicts a waist-length figure of a young woman holding a ribbon across her chest. She is dressed in a short-sleeved dress with a scooped neck. Her long hair flows over her shoulders and down the front of her dress.
Subject:
Figure female -- Waist length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture --
District
of
Columbia
--
Washington
Gravestone
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Oak
Hill
Cemetery
, 3001 R Street, N.W.,
Washington
,
District
of
Columbia
20007
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
District
of
Columbia
survey, 1993.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of
Washington
, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide,"
Washington
, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 495.
Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of
Washington
, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide,"
Washington
, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, N-6.
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 DC000161
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