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Portrait male -- Riley, J. C.
Homage -- Riley, Alice Wrench
Homage -- Riley, Francis
Homage -- Baker, M. D.
Homage -- Baker, Mary Riley
Homage -- Riley, A.
Homage -- Riley, J. W.
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Waco
Gravestone
Sculpture
J. C. Riley, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
J. C. Riley, (sculpture).
Medium:
Sculpture: white Italian marble; Base: gray granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 4 in. x 28 in. x 14 in.; Base: approx. 8 ft. 7 in. x 7 in. x 4 ft. 10 in.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) 1901/R/At Rest/J. C. RILEY/AUG. 6, 1841 - SEPT. 25, 1900./ALICE WRENCH RILEY/MAR. 27, 1848-FEB. 4, 1938/RILEY (On back of base, first column:) R/At Rest/FRANCIS RILEY/WIFE OF/T.P. SCOTT/MAR. 2, 1929 (On back of base, second column:) DR. M.D. BAKER/APRIL A, 1871/NOV. 9, 1952/MARY RILEY BAKER/AUG. 3, 1880/NOV. 13, 1970 (On right side of base:) A. RILEY/1870-1931/J. W. RILEY/1873-1943
Description:
Full-length portrait of J. C. Riley. He wears a suit with a long jacket, vest and bow tie. In his proper right hand he holds a hat. Beside his proper left leg is a cloth-draped column with two books laying on top. His proper left hand brushes the top book. The white marble sculpture stands atop an elaborate multi-stepped granite base. Bands of relief foliage encircle the middle of the base. The bottom step of the base is rough-hewn.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Riley, J. C. -- Full length
Homage -- Riley, Alice Wrench
Homage -- Riley, Francis
Homage -- Baker, M. D.
Homage -- Baker, Mary Riley
Homage -- Riley, A.
Homage -- Riley, J. W.
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Waco
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Oakwood Cemetery, 2124 South 5th Street, Waco, Texas 76706
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas 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 TX001001
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Inventory of American Sculpture
TX001001
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