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George Beach Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Upjohn, Richard M., 1827-1903, sculptor. Title:  George Beach Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1865. Medium:  Tan granite, marble and polished Scottish granite. Dimensions:  Approx. 25 ft. x 11 ft. 5 in. x 11 ft. 5 in. Inscription:  (Incised on east face:) GEORGE BEACH (On base of pedestal, recessed panel, in raised letters:) George Beach/Born Nov. 29, 1788/Died May 3, 1860 (On right:) Maria Nichols/Wife of/George Beach/Born May 10, 1799/Died Nov. 15, 1845 (On west face:) George Beach/ Born Jan. 26, 1812/Died July 16, 1899 (On left:) Harriet Bradley/Wife of/George Beach/Born June 27, 1792/Died July 10, 1826 (Below reliefs on each side, in Old English script:) By Thy Cross and Passion/by Thy Precious Death and/Burial, By Thy Glorious/RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION unsigned Description:  Victorian Gothic structure consists of a pedestal surmounted by four corner columns and elaborate peaked roof. There are four bas-reliefs, one on each face of the pedestal. The reliefs depict an outdoor scene of a woman kneeling before a cup-bearing angel, Christ being carried into the tomb, a woman emerging from the tomb waving a banner in the presence of soldiers and angels and kneeling figures in prayer as Christ rises to the heavens. Other decorative elements include reliefs of foliage which flank the pictorial bas-reliefs, fleur de lis on the points of the canopy's arches, and a cross at the very top. Subject:  Homage -- Beach Occupation -- Industry -- Manufacturing Religion -- New Testament -- Christ Religion -- New Testament -- Resurrection Religion -- Angel Figure group Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Hartford Gravestone Relief Sculpture Owner:  Cedar Hill Cemetery Association, Cedar Hill Cemetery, 451 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06114 Remarks:  Commissioned by George Beach Jr. in memory of his father, George Beach, a prominent importer and manufacturer in Hartford. A figure was intended for beneath the roof, but one was never executed. The bas-reliefs are covered with clear glass. For related reading, see the Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin, 45 (July 1980). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut 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 CT000354   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000354 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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