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    Monument to Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Monument to Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869), (sculpture).
    Medium: 
    White marble.
    Description: 
    A square monument topped by an angle who once held an open book on which appeared the titles of six of Louis Moreau Gottschalk's most famous musical compositions. At the angel's feet there once was a lyre. Today, only the monument base remains.
    Subject: 
    Homage -- Gottschalk, Louis Moreau
    Performing Arts -- Music -- Piano
    Object Type: 
    Sculpture
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn
    Gravestone
    Owner: 
    Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11232
    Remarks: 
    Jeffrey Richmond's publication includes an early image of the monument showing the angel with the book and the lyre.
    References: 
    Richmond, Jeffrey I., "Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery: New York's Buried Treasure," Brooklyn, NY: Green-Wood Cemetery, 2008, pg. 119.
    Illustration: 
    Richmond, Jeffrey I., "Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery: New York's Buried Treasure," Brooklyn, NY: Green-Wood Cemetery, 2008, pg. 119.
    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 68320036
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