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Leonard Wells Volk Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Volk, Leonard Wells, 1828-1895, sculptor. Title:  Leonard Wells Volk Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated ca. 1895. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: limestone or granite; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. H. 5 ft. 8 in.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. x 6 ft. Inscription:  (Inscription, on east side:) LEONARD WELLS VOLK/11-7-1828/8-19-1895/EMILY CLARISSA BARLOW/HIS WIFE/8-23-1832/5-28-1896 (Inscription, on south side:) ADELE DOUGLAS/4-17-1864/8-9-1865/THEIR CHILDREN/ARTHUR DOUGLAS/4-23-1853/10-31-1855 (Inscription, on north side:) HONORA VOLK COLT/7-13-1861/12-13-1928/A BELOVED MOTHER signed Description:  Elderly figure of Volk seated on a rocky ledge as if resting while on a walk in the country. He carries a walking stick in his proper left hand and there is a hat on the ground next to a his proper right foot. He has a moustache and a small beard. Subject:  Portrait male -- Volk, Leonard Wells -- Full length Portrait male -- Volk, Leonard Wells -- Elderly Occupation -- Art -- Sculptor Object Type:  Gravestone Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago Sculpture Owner:  Rosehill Cemetery, 5800 North Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60660 Remarks:  SOS survey questionnaire provided granite as the media and the Public Monument Conservation survey questionnaire provided limestone. References:  Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 363. Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. Bach, Ira J. and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 362. 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 IL000008   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IL000008 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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