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Unknown (Italian),
Religion -- New Testament
Homage -- Edwards, Sissie
Homage -- Edwards, Buddy
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- LaGrange
Gravestone
Sculpture
Edwards Children Gravemarker, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown (Italian), sculptor.
Title:
Edwards Children Gravemarker, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1870.
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 2 ft. x W. 1 ft. 2 in. x Diam. 1 ft. 1 in.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 1 in. x 2 ft. 3 in. x 1 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
(Signature on proper left of sculpture) (Front of base:) "Suffer/little/children/to come unto me"./Three infants of/Genl.J.W.B.&M.P. Edwards. (Side of base:) OUR SISSIE,/BORN OCT.30,1851,/DIED/OCT.8,1852,/AGED/11 MONTHS,/AND 8 DAYS. (Other side of base:) OUR SISSIE,/DIED/AUG.19,1861. (Back of base:) OUR BUDDY,/BORN/JUN.22,1859,/DIED/JUN.4,1860,/11 MONTHS,/AND 18 Days. signed
Description:
Jesus wears robes and sits with three children surrounding him, all semi-draped in robes. One child kneels at his proper left, one reclines in front of him, and the other stands at his proper right reaching for Jesus' hand. The sculpture is mounted upon a tall base with a two-tiered lower section and inscriptions on all sides. The sculpture overlooks the gravemarkers of the three Edwards infants, whom it commemorates.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Christ
Homage -- Edwards, Sissie
Homage -- Edwards, Buddy
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- LaGrange
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of LaGrange, Cemetery Department, 201 Bacon Street, LaGrange, Georgia 30240
Located Hillview Cemetery, New Franklin Road, LaGrange, Georgia 30240
Remarks:
Thought to be the oldest sculpture in Hillview Cemetery. Sculpture was handcarved in Italy. Erected by the children's father.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta 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 GA000268
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