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Vanselow, Otto,
Kendall, David W.,
Homage -- Kendall, David W. Kendall
Homage -- Kendall, Delle Colby
Architecture -- Boat
Emblem -- Masonic
Emblem -- Cross
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Lion
Animal -- Deer
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids
Sculpture
Kendall Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Vanselow, Otto, sculptor.
Kendall, David W., 1851-1910, designer.
Title:
Kendall Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1900.
Medium:
Limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. x 3 ft.
Inscription:
(On sculpture:) KENDALL / DELLE COLBY/KENDALL/1852-1899 / DAVID/WOLCOTT/KENDALL 1851-1910 / DESIGNED BY D. W. KENDALL/O. VANSELOW SCULPTOR 1900 / MASS SOCIETY/6 MAYFLOWER 20 / DAVID WOLCOTT KENDALL 985/8TH FROM WILLIAM BRADFORD/9TH FROM THOMAS ROGERS/9TH FROM JOHN ALDEN/9TH FROM PRISCILLA ALDEN/10TH FROM WILLIAM MULLINS/10TH FROM ALICE MULLINS / SONS OF THE REVOLUTION / B.P.O.E. / ATLANTIC OCEAN/MARCH 1897 signed
Description:
A large oval boulder carved with Celtic interlace and symbolic reliefs commemorating the lives of David Wolcott Kendall and his wife Delle Colby Kendall. On one side is a small circular relief depicting a ship crossing the Atlantic, a reference to the Kendalls trip to the West Indies in March 1897 during which the rough waters are believed to have lead to Delle Colby Kendall's death two years later. Below this is a rectangular relief of the Mayflower followed by a listing of David Wolcott Kendall's Mayflower descendants. On the other side is a circular relief depicting the insignia of the Sons of the Revolution. Around the top of the boulder are a dove, a lion, and a Celtic cross, symbols of the Christian faith. Also carved at the top is a square relief depicting the elk head insignia of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Four small circular reliefs run down one side of the boulder, two of which are filled in with insignia for the Masonic Order and for the Ladies Literary Club, and two of which are left blank.
Subject:
Homage -- Kendall, David W. Kendall
Homage -- Kendall, Delle Colby
Architecture -- Boat -- Mayflower
Emblem -- Masonic
Emblem -- Cross
Animal -- Bird -- Dove
Animal -- Lion
Animal -- Deer
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids
Sculpture
Owner:
Oak Hill Cemetery, Hall & Eastern Streets, S.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan
Remarks:
The sculpture was designed by David W. Kendall for the grave of his wife, Delle Colby Kendall (1852-1899). David Kendall came to Grand Rapids in 1879 as a designer for the Phoenix Furniture Company, and later his second wife, Helen M. Kendall, endowed the Kendall School of Design as a memorial to her husband.
References:
Hendry, Fay L., "Outdoor Sculpture in Grand Rapids," Okemos, Michigan: iota Press, 1980, pg. 115.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Hendry, Fay L., "Outdoor Sculpture in Grand Rapids," Okemos, Michigan: iota Press, 1980, pg. 115.
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 87750025
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