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Homage -- Libbey, Laura Jean
Occupation -- Writer
Sculpture
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn
Gravestone
Obelisk
Monument to Laura Jean Libbey (1862-1925), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Monument to Laura Jean Libbey (1862-1925), (sculpture).
Medium:
Stone.
Description:
An obelisk carved with a memorial to writer Laura Jean Libbey's mother, the most influential person in her life. Surrounding the monument is a low circular stone wall with a single step at the entrance.
Subject:
Homage -- Libbey, Laura Jean
Occupation -- Writer -- Author
Object Type:
Sculpture
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn
Gravestone
Obelisk
Owner:
Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11232
Remarks:
Laura Jean Libbey was a popular romance writer during the 1880s and 1890s.
References:
Richmond, Jeffrey I., "Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery: New York's Buried Treasure," Brooklyn, NY: Green-Wood Cemetery, 2008, pg. 206-207.
Illustration:
Richmond, Jeffrey I., "Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery: New York's Buried Treasure," Brooklyn, NY: Green-Wood Cemetery, 2008, pg. 207.
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 68320061
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Inventory of American Sculpture
68320061
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