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    		• Borglum, Gutzon,
     
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    		• Gorham Manufacturing Company,
     
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    		• Homage -- Ffoulke, Charles Mather
     
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    		• Religion -- New Testament
     
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    		• Architecture -- Monument
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
     
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    		• Gravestone
     
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    Rabboni, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941, sculptor.
    Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.
    Title: 
    Rabboni, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Ffoulke Memorial, (sculpture).
    Rabboni-Ffoulke Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1909.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 75 x 37 x 37 in.; Base: approx. 88 x 74 x 16 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Sculpture, lower right:) Gutzon Borglum Sc / Gorham Co. (Base, front center:) RABBONI (Base, upper back on bronze plaque:) THE END OF BIRTH IS DEATH/THE END OF DEATH IS LIFE AND/WHERFOR MOURNEST THOU (Base, center back on bronze plaque:) IN MEMORY OF/Charles Mather Ffoulke/1841-1909/Sarah Cushing/His Wife/1852-1926/AND THEIR CHILDREN/HORACE CUSHING FFOULKE/1876-1903/GWENDOLINE FFOULKE/CHARLES MATHER FFOULKE II/1889-1912/AND/HORACE CUSHING/BELOVED FATHER OF SARAH CUSHING/1819-1865 signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Female figure emerging from an alcove formed by three large granite blocks which surround her. She is dressed in long robes and a cape which covers her head. She raises her proper right hand to lift the cape around her head. Her proper left arm is extended outward. Her proper right leg is stepping forward. This figure represents Mary Magdalene as she recognizes the Risen Lord at the empty tomb on Easter.
    Subject: 
    Homage -- Ffoulke, Charles Mather
    Religion -- New Testament -- Mary Magdalen
    Architecture -- Monument -- Tomb
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
    Gravestone
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Rock Creek Cemetery, Rock Creek Church Road, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20011
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
    Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 344.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
    Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
    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 76005124
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