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de Lancey, Darragh,
Religion -- Angel
Object -- Foliage
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Great Barrington
Gravestone
Exedra
Sculpture
The De Lancey Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
de Lancey, Darragh, 1870-1937, sculptor.
Title:
The De Lancey Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Angels Among Us, (sculpture).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1926 and 1927.
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: red granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 10 ft.; Base: approx. W. 23 ft.
Inscription:
Darragh de Lancey (On angle facing east:) D de Lancey Sc 1927 (copyright symbol) (On angel facing west:) D DEL 1926 (copyright symbol) (On back of exedra:) DEL Sc 1927 (copyright symbol) (On back of exedra seats:) I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills/from whence cometh my help./My help cometh from the Lord/which made heaven and earth signed
Description:
Two angels stand facing each other atop a twenty-three foot long curved marble exedra. One angel faces to the west placing her proper right hand on her heart and extending her proper left hand toward her companion. The other angel holds a palm frond in her hands and bows her head toward her companion.
Subject:
Religion -- Angel
Object -- Foliage -- Palm
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Great Barrington
Gravestone
Exedra
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Great Barrington, Cemetery Commission, Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Located Mahaiwe Cemetery, Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Remarks:
Darragh de Lancey designed the memorial in 1926-1927 after his daughter Harriet died unexpectedly while attending Smith College. In the 1940s, vandals damaged the angels, but the sculpture was successfully repaired. In 1991, de Lancey's descendants hired Jerry Hannebury Inc. of Gardiner, Maine to clean and refurbish the monument. The marble was cleaned with high-pressure steam and the joints were pointed. The sculpture was then sprayed with a waterproofing solution.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.
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 MA000494
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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