(Portrait Statue of John Bowman), (sculpture).

(Portrait Statue of John Bowman), (sculpture).

Turini, Giovanni, 1841-1899, designer.

Croft, G. B., architect.

(Portrait Statue of John Bowman), (sculpture).

White marble on a white marble base.

Figure: approx. 6 ft. 8 in. x 23 in. x 20 in.

(On base:) G. Turini/N.Y. 1881 signed

Kneeling figure of Bowman with his proper left hand gloved, resting on his proper left knee, holding his other glove and a wreath. His proper right hand is holding a key. His top hat is resting between his arms. He has a long full moustache. He is wearing a bow tie a long jacket and a cloak draped over his proper left arm. The figure climbs the exterior steps of the Laurel Glen Mausoleum, which includes busts of four family members.

Portrait male -- Bowman, John P. -- Full length

Occupation -- Other -- Businessman

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Dress -- Accessory -- Glove

Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Cuttingsville

Administered by Laurel Glen Cemetery Association, Box 418, Cuttingsville, Vermont 05738

Located Laurel Glen Cemetery, Route 103, South east side, Town of Shrewsbury, Cuttingsville, Vermont 05738

IAS files contain additional citations for related articles and an excerpt from Graff, Nancy Price, ed., "Celebrating Vermont: Myths and Realities," Middlebury College, Middlebury VT 1991, which provide a detailed history of the mausoleum designed and erected by G. B. Croft and a crew of 125 workmen at a cost of $75,000. The figure of Bowman was designed by Giovanni Turini of New York and carved by professional stonecutters. Bowman (1816-1891) came to Shrewsburg and established a successful tannery. In 1851 he was erected to his State Legislature, but returned to his tannery business. He designed the mausoleum after his wife and two daughters died.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey, 1992.

Graff, Nancy Price, ed., "Celebrating Vermont: Myths and Realities," Middlebury VT: Middlebury College, 1991.

Johnson, Curtis B., ed., "The Historic Architecture of Rutland County," VT: Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, 1988, pg. 395-396.

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.

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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