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Peters, Angelo J.,
Portrait female -- Peters, Diamond
Ceremony -- Wedding
Dress -- Ceremonial
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Richmond
Gravestone
Sculpture
(Diamond Peters Mausoleum), (sculpture).
Artist:
Peters, Angelo J., designer (possibly by).
Title:
(Diamond Peters Mausoleum), (sculpture).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Carrara marble; Mausoleum: granite.
Dimensions:
2 sculptures. Each sculpture: approx. 65 x 21 x 10 in.
Inscription:
(Across front of mausoleum:) DIAMOND PETERS unsigned
Description:
Two full-length marble portraits of Diamond Peters. On the left is a portrait of Mrs. Peters as a bride. She wears a long veil and wedding dress. She holds a bouquet of cascading roses. She has long hair and is smiling. On the right is a portrait of an older Mrs. Peters. Her hair is worn up. She wears a long skirt and short-sleeved top. Her hands are held in front of her. The sculptures stand on the floor of a granite mausoleum and are located under a portico roof.
Subject:
Portrait female -- Peters, Diamond -- Full length
Ceremony -- Wedding
Dress -- Ceremonial -- Wedding Dress
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Richmond
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pilots Lane, Richmond, Virginia 23222
Remarks:
The sculptures were created in Carrara, Italy. SOS! survey reports the designer was probably Angelo J. Peters, husband of Diamond Peters.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
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 VA000576
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Inventory of American Sculpture
VA000576
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