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Bibilotti, Antonio,
Peter Barzanti & Son,
Homage -- Swan, Mathew Dodson
Homage -- Baker, Samantha Elvira
Homage -- Garrison, Celia Anne
Homage -- Audigier, Eleanor Deane Swan
Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Civic
Object -- Flower
Gravestone
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Knoxville
Sculpture
(Peace), (sculpture).
Artist:
Bibilotti, Antonio, sculptor.
Peter Barzanti & Son, fabricator.
Title:
(Peace), (sculpture).
Dates:
Before 1929.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Carrara marble; Base: marble; Foundation: Tennessee gray granite.
Dimensions:
Stele: approx. 64 1/2 x 33 3/4 x 12 1/2 in.; Figure: approx. H. 41 in. x W. 18 in.; Base: approx. 14 3/4 x 66 x 19 in.
Inscription:
(In script:) Peter Barzanti & Son/Florence Italy (On back of stele:) MATHEW DODSON SWAN/MARCH 9, 1834 JANUARY 11, 1910./WIFE/SAMANTHA ELVIRA BAKER/JANUARY 20, 1840. MARCH 21, 1876./CELIA ANNE GARRISON/WIFE/MAY 3, 1852. OCTOBER 19, 1901./ELEANOR DEANE SWAN AUDIGIER/BORN MAY 17, 1864 AUGUST 225, 1931./IN ROME ITALY/SWAN signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A large stele with a female figure representing Peace in high relief on one side and inscriptions on the other. The figure wears long robes and has a shawl draped over her head. Her hands are crossed over her chest and her head is tilted down. A stem with three lilies rests in the crook of her proper right arm and her proper right hand is placed over her heart. Her proper left hand holds the stem of the lily. Her feet are bare. The top of the stele slopes like that of a Greek tomb and there are decorations at the top which were copied from the entablature of the Parthenon. There is a foundation of Tennessee gray granite upon which rests two funeral urns which were copied from two in the Vatican Museum.
Subject:
Homage -- Swan, Mathew Dodson
Homage -- Baker, Samantha Elvira
Homage -- Garrison, Celia Anne
Homage -- Audigier, Eleanor Deane Swan
Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Civic -- Peace
Object -- Flower -- Lily
Object Type:
Gravestone
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Knoxville
Sculpture
Owner:
Old Gray Cemetery, 543 North Broadway Street, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917
Remarks:
This monument was carved in Italy by Prof. Antonio Bibilotti. The decorations on the stele are copied from the entablature of the Parthenon. The two funeral urns were copied from two in the Vatican Museum. IAS files contain a copy of a letter by Ella Audigier, dated March 4, 1929, which describes this gravestone for her parents.
Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.
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 TN000429
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Inventory of American Sculpture
TN000429
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