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Sharkey, James,
Homage -- Murchison, David R.
Homage -- Giles, Lucy W. Murchison
Religion -- Angel
Allegory -- Quality
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Wilmington
Exedra
Gravestone
Sculpture
Capt. David R. Murchison Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Sharkey, James, sculptor.
Title:
Capt. David R. Murchison Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed June 1883 or June 1885.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Connecticut granite; Exedras: marble; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 15 ft. 6 in. x 21 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 5 in. Angel: approx. 4 ft. x 3 ft. x 22 in.; Hope figure: approx. H. 6 ft. 6 in.; Pedestal: approx. W. 6 ft. x D. 6 ft. (38,000 lbs.).
Inscription:
(On left exedra:) HE THAT BELIEVETH IN ME/THOUGH HE WERE DEAD/YET SHALL HE LIVE-YEA/I HAVE LOVED THEE WITH/AN EVERLASTING LOVE (On right exedra, in raised lettering:) ENTERED INTO LIFE/ETERNAL OCTOBER 12, 1913/LUCY W. GILES, WIDOW OF/DAVID R. MURCHISON/AND BELOVED WIFE OF/CLAYTON GILES (On center element in raised lettering:) DAVID R. MURCHISON/BORN/DECEMBER 5TH 1837/DIED/FEBRUARY 28TH 1882 unsigned
Description:
Monument consists of a central element flanked by rounded seating areas. The central element is a decorative pedestal topped by a female figure of Hope. She wears a classical-style gown and holds her proper left hand to her chest. She leans on an anchor with her proper right hand. Decorative elements on the pedestal include Romanesque columns and a Gothic arch set over an inscription tablet. The flanking seating areas have identical laurel wreath and torch designs. A female winged angel in flowing garb is seated on the right exedra.
Subject:
Homage -- Murchison, David R.
Homage -- Giles, Lucy W. Murchison
Religion -- Angel
Allegory -- Quality -- Hope
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Wilmington
Exedra
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Oakdale Cemetery Company, 520 North 15th Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401
Located Oakdale Cemetery, End of North 15th Street, Wilmington, North Carolina
Remarks:
The monument cost $6,000. The figure of Hope was made by James Sharkey. The base for the monument was built by the Cemetery company. IAS files contain excerpt from "Wilmington, North Carolina: An Architectural and Historical Portrait," by Tony P. Wrenn (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1984), which gives the installation date as June 1883. SOS! survey gives date as June 1885.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994.
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 NC000396
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NC000396
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