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    		• Mythology -- Classical
     
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    		• Homage -- Watson, Amasa Brown
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Occupation -- Industry
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Homage -- Mead, W. J.
     
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    		• Homage -- Brooks, J. A.
     
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    		• Homage -- Carroll, T. F.
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids
     
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    		• Gravestone
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    A. B. Watson Mausoleum, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Title: 
    A. B. Watson Mausoleum, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Sphinx, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1914.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sphinx: approx. H. 16 in. x W. 38 in. Base: approx. 25 x 18 x 38 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On front, above doorway:) A. B. WATSON (On plaque on right face:) J. A. BROOKS (On left face:) W. J. MEAD (On plaque on rear face:) T. F. CARROLL unsigned
    Description: 
    A replica of an Egyptian temple, the mausoleum is a four-sided structure with two steps in the front and a tiered roof. Floral reliefs and a pair of papyrus columns flank the front entrance doors. A pair of reclining sphinx are installed on rectangular bases which protrude from each end on the front facade. The sphinx have lions' bodies, human heads and they wear long Egyptian headpieces.
    Subject: 
    Mythology -- Classical -- Sphinx
    Homage -- Watson, Amasa Brown
    Occupation -- Military -- Major
    Occupation -- Industry -- Lumber
    Occupation -- Other -- Businessman
    Homage -- Mead, W. J.
    Homage -- Brooks, J. A.
    Homage -- Carroll, T. F.
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids
    Gravestone
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Oak Hill Cemetery, Hall and Eastern Streets S.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan
    Remarks: 
    Major Amasa Brown Watson (1826-1888), a Civil War veteran, made his fortune as a lumberman in Muskegon, Michigan. He moved to Grand Rapids around 1881 where he invested money in several businesses, including the Fourth National Bank, the Grand Rapids Brush Company, and the A. B. Watson Veneer and Panel Company. His body was moved to the mausoleum at the time of his wife's funeral in 1915. IAS files contain related article from the Grand Rapids Press, Oct. 31, 1993.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Hendry, Fay L., "Outdoor Sculpture in Grand Rapids," Okemos, MI: Iota Press, 1990, pg. 112.
    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 MI000726
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