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(Marre Memorial), (sculpture). Artist:  Funston, William L., sculptor. Title:  (Marre Memorial), (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated ca. 1889. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Italian marble; Base: marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 14 ft. x 3 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 9 in.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 10 in. Inscription:  (On west face:) (Above relief:) Trust in the Lord (Below relief:) (Raised lettering:) ANGELO MARRE (Incised lettering:) BORN/SEPT. 11. 1842./IN BORZONASCA ITALY./DIED IN LITTLE ROCK ARK./FEB. 18. 1889./ERECTED BY HIS WIFE "JENNIE." (Raised lettering:) MARRE (Bottom left:) Funston signed Description:  A female angel gazing up to her proper left, holding a paper scroll in her proper left hand and a horn in her proper right hand. The sculpture is mounted on a pedestal containing a bust relief portrait of Angelo Marre on the front. He has a mustache and is dressed in a jacket. The pedestal rests on a shorter square base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Marre, Angelo -- Bust Ethnic -- Italian Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Occupation -- Other -- Businessman Occupation -- Political -- Municipal Official Religion -- Angel Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll Object -- Musical Instrument -- Horn Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Little Rock Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Catholic Diocese of Little Rock, 2500 North Tyler, Little Rock, Arkansas 72207 Located Calvary Cemetery, 20th & Woodrow, south central section, Little Rock, Arkansas Remarks:  The sculpture cost approximately $1,530 and was commissioned by his wife, Jennie Marre. It marks the burial site of Angelo Marre (1842-1889). Marre was the president of Edison Electric Light Company at the time of his death. He served as a soldier for the Confederacy during the Civil War, was the proprietor of a saloon and gambling hall in Little Rock, and later served as an alderman and on the board of public affairs. Nearby grave marker contains his name and reads: F.H. Venn & Co.,/Memphis. A second nearby marker reads: Jennie Dunn,/Aug. 16, 1854/Dec. 4, 1904./At rest. IAS files contain partial transcriptions of related articles from the Arkansas Gazette, Feb. 19, 1889, pg. 4; Dec. 4, 1904, and Feb. 20, 1889, pg. 5+. IAS files contain a photocopy of receipt from William L. Funston for the sculpture. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas 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 AR000335   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AR000335 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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