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Figure female -- Full length
Homage -- Anderson
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Medina
Gravestone
Sculpture
Anderson Statue, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Anderson Statue, (sculpture).
Dates:
Relocated ca. 1980.
Medium:
Sculpture: stone; Base: polished granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 70 in.; Base: approx. 74 x 68 x 44 in.
Inscription:
(On base, southwest side:) JAMES L. ANDERSON/NOV. 26, 1828-FEB. 3, 1917/LUCY H. HIS WIFE/MAR. 3, 1838-NOV. 21, 1890/ANDERSON (On base, northwest side:) WM. I. ANDERSON/1826-1913/JULIA A. SPELLMAN/HIS WIFE/1836-1907/PRUDENCE THEIR DAU./1856-1862 (On base, rear:) WM. ANDERSON MAY 19, 1784-SPT. (sic) 15, 1867/HIS WIFE/PRUDENCE L. JAN. [illegible] 1797-SPT. (sic) 8, 1875/THEIR CHILDREN EMELINE L & EMILY L 1834-1842/GEORGE R. 1837-1842/JOHN W. MOORE/CO C 38TH DIV/1820-1864/LYDIA HEATH HIS WIFE/1839-1909/DELLA MOORE DAU./1859-1937 unsigned
Description:
Full-length female figure sits atop the Anderson family gravestone. She wears a long flowing garment, and rests her proper right foot on a rock. Her head rests on her proper right hand and she holds a garland of flowers in her proper left hand.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
Homage -- Anderson
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Medina
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Medina, Cemetery Department, 132 North Elmwood Avenue, Medina, Ohio 44256
Located Spring Grove Cemetery, Spring Grove Street, Medina, Ohio
Provenance:
Formerly located Southwest corner of Routes 57 & 261, Medina, Ohio
Remarks:
The stone was moved from the Anderson family plot at Routes 57 & 261 around. 1980. Flowers are regularly placed in the figure's lap.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland 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 OH000593
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Inventory of American Sculpture
OH000593
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