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Joyce & Diener,
Portrait male -- Hildebrand, Henry W.
Homage -- Hildebrand, William H.
Homage -- Hildebrand, Louisa E.
Homage -- Hildebrand, George H.
Architecture -- Boat
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis
Gravestone
Sculpture
Hildebrand Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Joyce & Diener, fabricator.
Title:
Hildebrand Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. late 1870's.
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: marble and granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 20 in. x 20 in.; Base: approx. 18 ft. x 54 in. x 54 in.
Inscription:
(On front of base, proper left:) JOYCE & DIENER./212 W. WASH.St./City. (Lower front of base, raised lettering:) HILDEBRAND (Rear of base:) WILLIAM H./BORN/JULY 25, 1860./DIED/SEPT. 3. 1860/--/LOUISA E./BORN/OCT. 21, 1861./DIED NOV. 9. 1861./GEORGE H./BORN NOV. (illegible) 1865./DIED (illegible) 1866. (East side of base:) HENRY W./HILDEBRAND/BORN/FEB. 9. 1836/DIED/AUG. 15. 1876. unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A full-length portrait of Henry W. Hildebrand placed atop a tall, fluted marble column with a peaked cornice. He wears a frockcoat, his proper right hand is upraised and his proper left hand holds an anchor by his side. A tree stump is behind the figure at the rear proper right. The column is mounted upon a rectangular granite base with a peaked cornice and a tiered bottom section.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Hildebrand, Henry W. -- Full length
Homage -- Hildebrand, William H.
Homage -- Hildebrand, Louisa E.
Homage -- Hildebrand, George H.
Architecture -- Boat -- Detail
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Crown Hill Cemetery, 700 West 38th Street, Section 24, Indianapolis, Indiana 46208
Remarks:
The sculpture marks the graves of Henry W. Hildebrand (1836-1876), William H. Hildebrand, Louisa E. Hildebrand, and George H. Hildebrand.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana 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 IN000832
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