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Ernest W. Haass Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Keck, Charles, 1875-1951, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Ernest W. Haass Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1927. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Relief: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Relief: approx. 7 ft. x 7 ft. x 8 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. x 20 ft. 8 in. x 11 ft. 10 in.; Stele: approx. 12 ft. 4 in. x 13 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  (On lower right side of relief:) CHARLES KECK/SCVLPTOR 1927 (On lower left side of relief:) ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y- (On back of monument:) ERNEST W. HAASS/BORN FEBRUARY 26, 1871/DIED JULY 10, 1925/PHYSICIAN/PATRON OF THE ARTS/HUMANIST/STEADFAST HONEST/AND SYMPATHETIC/DEVOTING HIS LIFE TO THE/GOOD OF MANKIND signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A gravestone featuring a square bronze relief plaque installed in a large granite stele. The relief depicts Jesus blessing a limp young woman held in the arms of a classically draped male figure. The image seems to depict passages from the Bible (Mark 5:22, Luke 8:41) referring to raising the daughter of Jarius from the dead. Subject:  Religion -- New Testament -- Jarius Religion -- New Testament -- Christ Homage -- Haass, Ernest W. Object Type:  Gravestone Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Detroit Relief Sculpture Owner:  Woodlawn Cemetery, 19975 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan References:  Nawrocki, Dennis Alan, "Art in Detroit Public Places," Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1980, pg. 138. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Nawrocki, Dennis Alan, "Art in Detroit Public Places," Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1980, pg. 138. 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 87840041   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87840041 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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