Tomb of James Wall Finn, (sculpture).

Tomb of James Wall Finn, (sculpture).

Donnelly & Ricci, fabricator.

MacMonnies, Frederick William, 1863-1937, designer.

Tomb of James Wall Finn, (sculpture).

Pink Tennessee marble.

62 x 89 x 13 3/4 in. (157.5 x 226.0 x 35.0 cm).

(On right face:) IN MEMORY OF/JAMES.WALL.FINN/THROUGH WORKS OF BEAUTY/AND THROUGH GENEROUS DEEDS/HE SHAPED HIS LIFE/AND ART TO GOLDEN ENDS/HE PLUCKED THE FLOWER/OF LOVE BUT LEFT HIS SEEDS/TO BEAR NEW BLOSSOMS/IN THE HEARTS OF FRIENDS

In relief is the profile of a seated muse reclining against a vase. She holds a flower, the seeds of which fall on the inscription.

Homage -- Finn, James Wall

Mythology -- Classical -- Muse

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn

Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11232

Smart, Mary, "A Flight with Fame: the life and art of Frederick MacMonnies, with a Catalogue Raisonne of Sculpture and a Checklist of Paintings by E. Adina Gordon," Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1996, no. 91.

Smart, Mary, "A Flight with Fame: the life and art of Frederick MacMonnies, with a Catalogue Raisonne of Sculpture and a Checklist of Paintings by E. Adina Gordon," Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1996, pg. 308.

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