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Homage -- Fiske, John
Figure -- Fragment
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Petersham
Gravestone
Sculpture
John Fiske Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
John Fiske Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1901 (?).
Medium:
Marble (?).
Dimensions:
Approx. 8 x 4 x 4 ft.
Inscription:
(On front: Latin inscription very worn and difficult to read) / JOHN FISKE/MARCH 30 1842 JULY 4 1901 (...inscription illegible) unsigned
Description:
A large block of stone carved on the front with a smooth sphere topped by a hand with a bird perched on the index finger.
Subject:
Homage -- Fiske, John
Figure -- Fragment -- Hand
Animal -- Bird
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Petersham
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Petersham, Petersham, Massachusetts
Located Common Center Cemetery, Petersham, Massachusetts
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
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 MA000753
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MA000753
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