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Walker, Nellie Verne,
Florentine Brotherhood Foundry,
Figure female -- Full length
Homage -- Mitchell, William Whittier
Homage -- Mitchell, Ella Yost
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Cadillac
Gravestone
Exedra
Sculpture
Mitchell Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Walker, Nellie Verne, 1874-1973, sculptor.
Florentine Brotherhood Foundry, founder.
Title:
Mitchell Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Nov. 1915.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 9 x 4 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 4 x 35 x 12 ft.
Inscription:
(On plinth:) NELLIE V. WALKER Sc. FLORENTINE BROTHERHOOD FOUNDRY/CHICAGO (Incised on exedra, left:) WILLIAM WHITTIER MITCHELL/JUNE 3, 1854 NOVEMBER 8, 1915/ELLA YOST MITCHELL/JULY 2, 1855 JUNE 11, 1946 (Incised on pedestal:) MITCHELL (Incised on exedra, right:) A MAN SHALL BE AS THE SHADOW OF A/GREAT ROCK IN A WEARY LAND signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Heroic-sized female figure dressed in a long, flowing garment and coat stands on a pedestal. Her hair is in a bun and her arms are partially outstretched. The pedestal is flanked by exedras which slope downward towards large urns which stand at each end.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
Homage -- Mitchell, William Whittier
Homage -- Mitchell, Ella Yost
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Cadillac
Gravestone
Exedra
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Cadillac, 200 Lake Street, City Hall, Cadillac, Michigan 48601
Located Maple Hill Cemetery, 1201 South Mitchell, Cadillac, Michigan
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 MI000582
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