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Allegory -- Religion
Allegory -- Passion
Figure group -- Female
Object -- Written Matter
Homage -- Godfrey, Nelson
Homage -- Miller, Eliza
Homage -- Godfrey, Russel C.
Homage -- Godfrey, James
Homage -- Arnold, Sarah
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York
Gravestone
Sculpture
(Godfrey), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
(Godfrey), (sculpture).
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base; stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 42 in. x 42 in.; Base: approx. 101 in. x 7 ft. x 7 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) NELSON GODFREY,/JULY 27, 1813/AUGUST 16, 1876/ELIZA MILLER,/HIS WIFE/MARCH 11, 1812/SEPT. 20, 1883./GODFREY (On proper right side of base:) RUSSEL C. GODFREY/MAY 2, 1807,/FEB 2, 1844 (On proper left side of base:) JAMES GODFREY/JUNE 11, 1765/MARCH 11, 1853/SARAH ARNOLD/HIS WIFE/NOV. 7, 1777/AUGUST 7, 1864 unsigned
Description:
Figure grouping of two women, one seated and one kneeling. The seated figure wears long robes and a head covering. She holds a book in her proper left hand. The book is propped on her proper left leg. Her proper right arm is placed around the other figure who kneels by her side on the proper right. The kneeling figure has her face buried on the proper right knee of the seated figure. The kneeling figure wears classical garb. The granite sculpture sits atop a multi-tiered stone base.
Subject:
Allegory -- Religion
Allegory -- Passion -- Grief
Figure group -- Female
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Homage -- Godfrey, Nelson
Homage -- Miller, Eliza
Homage -- Godfrey, Russel C.
Homage -- Godfrey, James
Homage -- Arnold, Sarah
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Restricted Owner, Albany County, New York
Remarks:
The monument reportedly portrays "Religion consoling Sorrow."
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 NY001445
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NY001445
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