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Unknown (French),
Portrait female -- Kelly, Laura Mitchell
Dress -- Historic
Dress -- Ceremonial
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Kosciusko
Gravestone
Sculpture
Memorial to Laura V. Kelly, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown (French), sculptor.
Title:
Memorial to Laura V. Kelly, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Kelly Monument, (sculpture).
Kelly Statue, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1891.
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: marble, granite and limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. H. 8 ft. 8 in. x W. 60 in.
Inscription:
(On front of shaft:) LAURA V. KELLY/LAURA V./DAU. OF S. & M. MITCHELL/WIFE OF/G. C. KELLY,/BORN/NOV. 15, 1852/DIED/NOV. 29, 1890/AS A WIFE, DEVOTED/AS A MOTHER, AFFECTIONATE/AS A FRIEND, EVER KIND/AND TRUE. IN LIFE SHE/EXHIBITED ALL THE GRACES/IN DEATH HER REDEEMED/SPIRIT RETURNED TO GOD/WHO GAVE IT. (The name KELLY appears in raised letters on each side of the base at the second level. The remaining three sides of the base record the names, birth, and death dates of other members of the Kelly family) unsigned
Description:
Full-length figure of Laura Mitchell Kelly stands atop an octagonal base. She wears her hair in a bun and is dressed in an 1890s-era dress. Her proper right hand rests atop a cane. Her proper left hand gathers some of her skirt fabric.
Subject:
Portrait female -- Kelly, Laura Mitchell -- Full length
Dress -- Historic -- Victorian Dress
Dress -- Ceremonial -- Wedding Dress
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Kosciusko
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Kosciusko, City Cemetery Supervisor, 220 West Washington, City Hall, Kosciusko, Mississippi 39090
Located Kosciusko City Cemetery, Kosciusko, Mississippi
Remarks:
Commissioned by Mr. G. C. Kelly in memory of his wife, Laura Mitchell Kelly. Reportedly, the sculpture was executed in France, based on photographs of Mrs. Kelly in her wedding dress.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi 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 MS000371
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MS000371
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