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Portrait male -- Baker, James B.
Homage -- Baker, John H.
Homage -- Baker, Amanda
Homage -- Baker, Eva E.
Homage -- Baker, Wallace S.
Homage -- Baker, Sallie C.
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Waco
Gravestone
Sculpture
James B. Baker, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
James B. Baker, (sculpture).
Medium:
Sculpture: white Italian marble; Base: gray granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 25 ft. x 8 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) JOHN H. BAKER/FRANKLIN CO. KY./1822-1891/AMANDA BAKER/HIS WIFE/SHELBY CO. KY./1829-1861/EVA E. BAKER/HIS WIFE/1835-1910 (On left side of base:) WALLACE S. BAKER/LEXINGTON KY./SON OF/JOHN H. & AMANDA BAKER/1856-1913 (On back of base:) JAMES B. BAKER/LEXINGTON KY./JAN. 30, 1847/SEP. 12, 1918/SALLIE C. BAKER/HIS WIFE/INDUSTRY, TX./JUNE 4, 1856/FEB. 22, 1941 (There is text on the right side of base)
Description:
Full-length figure of James B. Baker. He wears a suit with long jacket and an overcoat. In his proper left hand he holds a hat. His proper right arm is bent and his hand is at his waist. He has a full beard and moustache. The white marble sculpture stands atop a tall granite shaft. The shaft ends in a three-stepped base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Baker, James B. -- Full length
Homage -- Baker, John H.
Homage -- Baker, Amanda
Homage -- Baker, Eva E.
Homage -- Baker, Wallace S.
Homage -- Baker, Sallie C.
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Waco
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Oakwood Cemetery, 2124 South 5th Street, Waco, Texas 76706
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas 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 TX001002
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