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(Cemetery Marker of William Edward and Charles Benjamin Boisseau), (sculpture). Artist:  Gunden, Van, sculptor. Young and Drumm, fabricator. Title:  (Cemetery Marker of William Edward and Charles Benjamin Boisseau), (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1872. Medium:  Sculpture: marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 4 x 3 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 1 x 3 x 2 ft. Inscription:  Van Gunden (Front lower right on base:) Young & Drumm Phila. (On front of sculpture, raised:) OUR LITTLE BOYS/WILLIAM EDWARD/BOISSEAU/BORN JULY 25, 1869,/DIED. JAN 12, 1871/CHARLES BENJAMIN/BOISSEAU/BORN DEC. 12, 1871/DIED JAN. 17, 1872 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A grave marker for William Edward Boisseau, 1869-1871, and Charles Benjamin Boisseau, 1871-1872. A young angel walks, wearing only a draped cloth over the lower torso which is held with the proper left hand. On the front top of the garment are some objects, perhaps plants or flowers. The proper right hand is outstretched, as if dropping something on the graves. The angel walks on a pile of stones, with a vine and an inscribed scroll on the front. The sculpture is mounted atop a short, square-shaped base. Subject:  Homage -- Boisseau, William Edward Homage -- Boisseau, Charles Benjamin Religion -- Angel Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Danville Gravestone Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Danville, Department of Public Works, P. O. Box 3300, Danville, Virginia 24543 Located Greenhill Cemetery, Corner of 700 block of Lee & Jefferson Streets, Danville, Virginia 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 VA000205   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VA000205 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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