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Monument to Masonry, (sculpture). Artist:  Liva, Henry, sculptor. Title:  Monument to Masonry, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bedford limestone. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 22 ft. x W. 16 ft. 4 in. Inscription:  H. Liva.Sculp. (Incised on east elevation:) LET EVERY DAWN OF EVERY MORNING BE TO YOU AS THE BEGINNING (On north elevation:) OF LIFE AND EVERY SETTING SUN BE AS ITS CLOSE; THEN (On west elevation:) LET EVERYONE OF THESE SHORT LIVES LEAVE ITS SURE (On south elevation:) RECORD OF SOME KINDLY THING DONE FOR OTHERS (On west and south elevations:) "BEHOLD HOW GOOD AND PLEASANT IT IS FOR/BRETHREN TO DWELL TOGETHER IN UNITY." (South plaque lists approximately 375 names of deceased Masons) (West plaque lists approximately 90 names of deceased Masons) unsigned Description:  Monument to deceased Masonic Temple members consists of a figurative sculpture and a square decorative base. Three classically clad male figures stand shoulder to shoulder forming a triangular support for a globe which rests on their shoulders. A bearded figure holds a trowel in his proper right hand and a book to his chest. A second bearded figure wearing a full-length toga and sandals holds a plumb line in his proper right hand. A clean-shaven, bare-chested figure wears a knee-length skirt and sandals and holds a ruler to his chest and a mallet in his proper left hand. The plaques on the base list the names of Temple members buried in the cemetery. Subject:  Figure group -- Male Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress Emblem -- Masonic Object -- Other -- Globe Occupation -- Industry -- Construction Object -- Tool -- Trowel Object -- Tool -- Measuring Device Object -- Art Tool -- Mallet Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Mendota Heights Gravestone Sculpture Owner:  Acacia Park Cemetary, 2151 Pilot Knob Road, Mendota Heights, Minnesota 55120 References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul 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 MN000208   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000208 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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