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Diven Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Ball, Thomas, 1819-1911, sculptor. Title:  Diven Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1876. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: white marble; Base: white marble. Inscription:  (On proper left side of sculpture base, incised lettering:) T. BALL/1876 (On front of base, raised lettering:...transcription illegible)/DIVEN signed Description:  A male with wavy, long hair, clothed in layers of drapery, stands with head and body turned to the proper left. His proper right foot is back and pointing out to the side. He holds a writing instrument in his proper right hand which is slightly raised. His proper left arm is bent into his body where he holds an open book near his chest. The sculpture is mounted upon a four-sided gravestone base with a tiered bottom. Bas-relief wreaths decorate each side of the cornice and an egg and dart pattern borders the bottom of the cornice. Each side of the base contains a recessed panel with a curved upper edge. The sculpture is situated in the center of a grassy knoll surrounded by a low circular wall. Four steps lead up to the knoll through the wall. Individual headstones surround the sculpture. Subject:  Homage -- Diven Figure male -- Full length Object -- Other -- Writing Tool Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Elmira Gravestone Sculpture Owner:  Woodlawn National Cemetery, 1825 Davis Street, Elmira, New York 14901 Remarks:  The sculpture marks the Diven gravesite. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. 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 NY001163   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001163 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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