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(Benton Family Monument), (sculpture). Artist:  Robbins, fabricator. Title:  (Benton Family Monument), (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: white marble; Base: stone; Foundation: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft.; Relief: approx. 24 x 14 x 1 in.; Base: approx. 20 1/2 x 31 x 31 in.; Foundation: approx. Diam. 52 in. Inscription:  (On south side of obelisk, below relief, incised lettering:) DR. BENTON./GRADUATED AT GENEVA./AND REMOVED TO THIS/VILLAGE IN 18 (...illegible) 8./HE WILL BE LONG/(...transcription illegible) (On south side of obelisk:) Dr. Benton, M.D./born/Nov. 7, 1788/died/April 19, 1875 (On east side of obelisk, lower left corner:) Robbins, Rochester, N.Y. (On north side of obelisk:) In memory/of/Abner/Benton, M.D./who died/Feb. 6, 1845/Aged 58 yrs/& 9 mo/(...inscription illegible) (On west side:) Here lies the ashes of/John Henry Benton, M.D./born/Feb. 8, 1823/died/Aug. 31, 1885/cremated at Lancaster, Pa./Sept. 3, 1885 unsigned Founder's mark appears Description:  A tall obelisk topped with an urn and adorned on the south side with a relief bust of a male in proper left profile and a symbols of the Free Masons. On the north side is a relief of a rose and an inscription. The obelisk rests on a square base of dark grey stone on top of a circular foundation resembling a grindstone. Subject:  Homage -- Benton, Dr. Homage -- Benton, Abner Homage -- Benton, John Henry Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor Figure male -- Bust Emblem -- Masonic Object -- Flower -- Rose Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Oxbow Gravestone Relief Sculpture Owner:  Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Oxbow, New York Remarks:  The sculpture remembers Benton family members: Dr. Benton, M. D., who was born in 1788 and died in April of 1875; Abner Benton, M. D., who died in 1845 at the age of 58 years; and John Henry Benton, M. D., who was born in 1823 and died in 1885. A nearby highway sign reads: Caroline "Bonaparte" Benton, dau. of Joseph Bonapart, King of Spain, buried in Benton plot. Close by is the grave of Lebulon H. Benton (1811-1893), and his wife, Caroline C. B., who died December 25, 1890. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. 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 NY000677   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000677 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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