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Morriss Bros. Company,
Homage -- Garibaldi, Vittorio Emanuello
Figure -- Child
Object -- Flower
Emblem -- Cross
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Little Rock
Gravestone
Sculpture
(V. E. Garibaldi Memorial), (sculpture).
Artist:
Morriss Bros. Company, fabricator.
Title:
(V. E. Garibaldi Memorial), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated ca. 1873.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 1 in. x 1 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 1 in.; Base: 3 ft. x 2 ft. 1 in. x 4 ft. 3 in.
Inscription:
(North face, left side, bottom:) Morriss (sic) Bros. Memphis (Front of base:) VITTORIO EMANUELLO/GARIBALDI/BORN DEC, 21, 1872/DIED JUNE 5, 1873,/Too Fair A Flower To Linger Here/Too Sweet A Blessing Given/Kind Angels Drop A Pitying Tear/And Bid Thee Bloom In Heaven (Front of planter of base, incised lettering:) V.E.G. unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A child dressed in a nightshirt leans against a cross, with downcast face supported by proper right elbow, which rests against the base of a cross. The figure holds a bunch of flowers at its side in its proper left hand. The memorial is mounted upon an inscribed base with oval-shaped planter in front.
Subject:
Homage -- Garibaldi, Vittorio Emanuello
Figure -- Child -- Full length
Object -- Flower
Emblem -- Cross
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Little Rock
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Catholic Diocese of Little Rock, 2500 North Tyler, Little Rock, Arkansas 72207
Located Cavalry Cemetery, Southwest section, 20th & Woodrow, Little Rock, Arkansas
Remarks:
Sculpture marks the grave of Vittorio Emanuello Garibaldi, 1872-1873.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas 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 AR000208
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Inventory of American Sculpture
AR000208
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