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Hearn/Healy Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Hearn/Healy Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Hearn Monument, (sculpture). Healy Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. late 19th c. Medium:  Sculpture: marble; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 5 x 3.5 x 3.5 ft. Inscription:  Hearn/Healy (Front of base, raised lettering:) HEARN unsigned Description:  A robed angel with wings faces to the East, its proper right hand raising a wreath on the front of a large cross. The angel's proper left hand holds a banner that is wrapped around the cross. At the foot of the cross is a rock. The sculpture is mounted upon a square base. Subject:  Homage -- Hearn, Edward Leo Homage -- Hearn, Mary Healy Religion -- Angel Occupation -- Religion Occupation -- Other -- Businessman Emblem -- Cross Object -- Other -- Wreath Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Great Barrington Gravestone Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Great Barrington, Cemetery Commission, Great Barrington, Massachusetts Located St. Peter's Cemetery, Off Route 7, Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington, Massachusetts Remarks:  The monument marks the grave of Edward Leo Hearn (1865-1945), a businessman in the wholesale shoe business who was a prominent Catholic layman during the early 20th century. He was a worldwide leader of the Knights of Columbus, having served as a Supreme Knight from 1899 to 1909. During World War I, he was appointed their Overseas Commissioner in charge of the Knights of Columbus relief efforts for the United States in England, France, and Italy. Hearn was made a Papal Count by Pope Pius XI. He was married to Mary Healy Hearn and was buried at her family's gravesite. The monument was cleaned and refurbished by the Historical Sites Committee of the Knights of Columbus around 1990. IAS files contain an article from the official publication of the Knights of Columbus, Knightline (Feb. 1, 1990). IAS files also contain an obituary for Edward Hearn from The Daily Times (Mamaroneck, NY), July 18, 1945, and brief biographical information. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Knightline (Feb. 1, 1990). 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 MA000136   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000136 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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