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Lemarquier,
Homage -- Falk, Mary Bendel
Figure female -- Full length
Religion -- Angel
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Lafayette
Gravestone
Sculpture
(Winged Victory and Reclining Woman), (sculpture).
Artist:
Lemarquier, sculptor.
Title:
(Winged Victory and Reclining Woman), (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast early 1900's.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: copper; Base: marble.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 250 x 209 x 189 in.; Woman: approx. L. 124 in. x W. 85 in.; Angel: approx. H. 140 in. x W. 63 in.; Urns: approx. L. 32 in. x W. 32 in.; Base: approx. 92 x 289 x 208 in.
Inscription:
(On woman's proper right foot:) Lemarquier, Paris (On bodice of angel:) Arise, shine, for thy light has come/and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee (Isiah 60:1) (Banner on wreath:) "Mother" (Banner on flower bouquet:) Father (On back of base: To the Glory of God/And In Sacred Memory Of Our Beloved Mother/Mary Bendel Falk,/1839-1915. signed
Description:
A tomb with a woman lying on the stairs in front of an angel with outspread wings. The woman grasps a bouquet of flowers in her proper right hand and a wreath in her proper left hand. She wears an ankle-length dress or robe and a veil. The angel's proper right hand is upraised; and a banner drapes over the angel's proper left shoulder. The base is a stairway with pedestals at the top on either side, on which two urns are mounted.
Subject:
Homage -- Falk, Mary Bendel
Figure female -- Full length
Religion -- Angel
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Lafayette
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Jewish Cemetery, 708 West University Avenue, Bendel plot, Lafayette, Louisiana 70506
Remarks:
In memory of Mary Bendel Falk (1839-1915), from her children.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1996.
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 LA000371
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Inventory of American Sculpture
LA000371
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