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Albert Morris (1851-1907) Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Albert Morris (1851-1907) Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Albert Morris (Eighteen Hundred Fifty-One - Nineteen Hundred Seven) Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1907. Medium:  Sculpture: stone; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft.; Base: approx. 6 x 5 x 5 ft. Inscription:  (On front face of base:) ALBERT MORRIS/FOUNDER/1851-1907/1903 unsigned Description:  Full-length portrait of Albert Morris. He wears a suit. In his proper right hand he holds a scroll. The stone figure stands atop a stepped granite base. On the front face of the base is bas-relief ornamentation. The outer face of the bottom step of the base is rough-hewn. Subject:  Portrait male -- Morris, Albert -- Full length Occupation -- Industry -- Fishing Occupation -- Industry -- Manufacturing Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Reedville Gravestone Sculpture Owner:  Roseland Cemetery, Reedville, Virginia Remarks:  Albert Morris was the owner of a fish factory and was actively engaged in the fishing industry on the Chesapeake Bay. He was also the founder of Roseland Cemetery. IAS files contain related excerpt from Robert N. McKenny's "Roseland Cemetery", Reedville, VA, 1983, pg. 6. IAS files contain related excerpt from M. Haynie's "Reedville 1874-1974", n.d., n.p. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995. 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 VA000497   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VA000497 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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