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Tiffany and Company,
Homage -- Coon, Wilbur Barry
Homage -- Coon, Esther Levis
Homage -- Coon, Wilbur Lewis
Religion -- Angel
Animal -- Bird
Architecture -- Detail
Emblem -- Cross
Gravestone
Stele
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester
Sculpture
(Coon Family Memorial), (sculpture).
Artist:
Tiffany and Company, fabricator.
Title:
(Coon Family Memorial), (sculpture).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1927.
Medium:
Gray granite, flecked with black, pinking gray, and lighter gray, and mica.
Dimensions:
Approx. 11 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. x 4 ft.
Inscription:
(On front bottom, incised:) COON (On back upper half, incised:) WILBUR BARRY COON/1870 - 1926/ESTHER LEAVIS COON/1879 - 1928/WILBUR LEAVIS COON/1906 - 1965 (On back lower half, incised:) THEN SHALL THE DUST RETURN TO THE EARTH AS IT WAS/AND THE SPIRIT SHALL RETURN UNTO THE GOD WHO GAVE IT (On back near bottom:) Tiffany Studios, New York, Copyright 1927 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A stele with a bas-relief, full-length angel standing on rocks with wings spread. The angel's proper right arm is extended upward while its proper left arm is in front of its chest with the hand to the proper right of the face. A dove flies downward over the angel's head. A design of arches stands behind the angel and down the other sides of the stele. A cross is above the angel.
Subject:
Homage -- Coon, Wilbur Barry
Homage -- Coon, Esther Levis
Homage -- Coon, Wilbur Lewis
Religion -- Angel
Animal -- Bird -- Dove
Architecture -- Detail -- Arch
Emblem -- Cross
Object Type:
Gravestone
Stele
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Rochester, Department of Parks and Recreation, Special Services, 1133 Mount Hope Avenue, Rochester, New York 14620
Located Mt. Hope Cemetery, North side of Grove Street, behind Carl F. Lamb Mausoleum and Feiock/Wilson, Hall, Strasenburgh, and Olney monuments, Rochester, New York
Remarks:
The three grave markers for the three individuals listed on memorial are nearby.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY000211
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