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(Benjamin Clifton Jinkins Gravestone), (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  (Benjamin Clifton Jinkins Gravestone), (sculpture). Medium:  Marble on a marble base. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 18 1/2 x 10 x 5 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 6 x 12 x 12 in. Inscription:  (On front of base:) BENJAMIN CLIFTON/SON OF/F.P. & W.C. JINKINS/Born. Dec. 29, 1892/Died May 26, 1895 (On back of base:) IN HEAVEN THERE/IS ONE ANGEL MORE/ON EARTH/ONE DARLING LESS unsigned Description:  A small boy kneeling on his proper left knee, with his proper right knee raised. His hands are clasped as if in prayer and his eyes are raised. He wears a Grecian-style loose gown, with a decorated band at the top. The base, on which the child kneels, is in the shape of a cushion with braided cord around the top and bottom and a tassel at each corner. Subject:  Portrait male -- Jinkins, Benjamin Clifton -- Full length Portrait male -- Jinkins, Benjamin Clifton -- Child Religion -- Prayer Object Type:  Gravestone Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Aberdeen Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Aberdeen, Cemetery Department, 125 West Commerce Street, Aberdeen, Mississippi 39730 Located Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, Aberdeen, Mississippi Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. IAS files contain a photocopy of a photograph of Benjamin Clifton Jinkins and a family history. Benjamin Clifton Jinkins (1892-1895) was the child of a prominent Aberdeen banker, Franklin P. Jinkins (1857-1905) and his wife, Willie C. Brasfield Jinkins (1867-1957). For related articles see: "Monroe County History," Monroe County Book Committee & Curtis Media Corporation, 1988; and "Mother Monroe," Hamilton, MS: Mother Monroe Pub. Co., 1979. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi 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 MS000052   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MS000052 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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