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Cross, F. O.,
Landscape -- Tree
Architecture -- Boat
Architecture -- Domestic
History -- United States
Homage -- Chapman, Hiram
Homage -- Chapman, Maria H.
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Versailles
Gravestone
Relief
Sculpture
(Hiram Chapman Memorial), (sculpture).
Artist:
Cross, F. O., sculptor.
Title:
(Hiram Chapman Memorial), (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed June 27, 1880.
Medium:
Sandstone.
Dimensions:
Approx. 14 x 6 x 7 ft.
Inscription:
(Incised on front:) HIRAM CHAPMAN/BORN/APRIL 9, 1810/DIED APRIL 8, 1890/MARIA H. CHAPMAN/BORN/NOV. 22, 1815/DIED DEC. 18, 1886 (On back of branch stump: the names of Hiram and Maria carved to form a circle ) unsigned
Description:
A birch tree broken at the top with the broken half placed as a foot stone. Carved ivy, ferns and other foliage decorate the tree. There is an anchor leaning against the left side and a small log cabin carved on the back. The "tree" stands guard over the graves of Mr. and Mrs. H. Chapaman, with a halved trunk covering their graves.
Subject:
Landscape -- Tree -- Birch Tree
Architecture -- Boat -- Detail
Architecture -- Domestic -- Cottage
History -- United States -- Black History
Homage -- Chapman, Hiram
Homage -- Chapman, Maria H.
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Versailles
Gravestone
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Versailles Cemetery Association, Versaille Cemetery, Versailles, New York 14168
Remarks:
Commissioned by Captain Hiram Chapman for $2,500 before he died. Captain Chapman helped ferry runaway slaves to Canada. The birch tree symbolizes life; the anchor, safe harbor; and the log cabin (suggested by Chapman's wife Maria), the couple's pioneering spirit. IAS files contain a related article from the Gowanda Enterprise or the Gowanda News (New York), ca. 1915-1925.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
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 NY001806
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NY001806
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