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    		• Lenz, Oscar,
     
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    		• Parsons, Agnes Chase,
     
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    		• New England Granite Works,
     
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    		• Roman Bronze Works,
     
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    		• Religion -- Angel
     
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    		• Emblem -- Cross
     
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    		• Figure group
     
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    		• Religion -- New Testament
     
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    		• Homage -- Parsons, John D.
     
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    		• Occupation -- Monetary
     
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    		• Homage -- Parsons, Agnes Chase
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Gravestone
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (Parsons), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Lenz, Oscar, 1874-1912, sculptor.
    Parsons, Agnes Chase, designer.
    New England Granite Works, fabricator.
    Roman Bronze Works, founder.
    Title: 
    (Parsons), (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1906. Copyrighted 1906.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 71 x 44 x 32 in.; Relief: approx. 13 x 12 x 52 in.; Base: approx. 280 x 93 x 90 in.
    Inscription: 
    Copyrighted Oscar L. Lenz 1906 ROMAN BRONZE WORKS NY (On arch over niche in base:) HE IS RISEN HE IS NOT HERE (On front of pedestal on base:) PARSONS signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Tall monumental stone cross with ornamentation on the front face. Below the cross is an arched niche flanked by relief columns on either side. Standing in front of the niche is a full-length bronze female figure of an angel. She wears long robes. Her wings frame her torso; her arms are outstretched. The bronze sculpture stands on a pedestal which protrudes from the front of the base of the monument. Inset around the perimeter of the base, at the height of the figure's shoulders, is a bronze relief band depicting the resurrection of Christ. The relief features full-length figures of approximately sixty-five men, women and children.
    Subject: 
    Religion -- Angel
    Emblem -- Cross
    Figure group
    Religion -- New Testament -- Crucifixion
    Homage -- Parsons, John D.
    Occupation -- Monetary -- Banker
    Homage -- Parsons, Agnes Chase
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York
    Relief
    Gravestone
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Restricted Owner, Albany County, New York
    Remarks: 
    The monument marks the graves of John D. Parsons, founder and president of the Albany Trust Company and president of the National Exchange Bank, and Agnes Chase Parsons.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY001443
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