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Homage -- Robinson, Albert Stuart
Homage -- Robinson, Elizabeth Stuart
Homage -- Stuart, James, Mrs. (Caroline Gibbons)
Figure -- Full length
Emblem -- Cross
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Gravestone
Sculpture
Stuart Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Stuart Memorial, (sculpture).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Overall H. 12 ft.
Inscription:
(On front;) Albert Stuart Robinson / June 10, 1882 - March 12, 1891 / His mother / Elizabeth Stuart Robinson / January 12, 1849 - February 20, 1919 / But where's their memory mansion? It's yon churchyard's bowers / No! in ourselves their souls exist / a part of ours (Right side:) Caroline Gibbons / Wife of James Stuart / of Delaware/ April 1, 1824 - Oct. 24, 1908 / Calm on the bosom of the God / fair spirit, Rest Thee Now! / Even while with us they footsteps trod / his seal was on thy brow
Description:
The memorial features a hooded figure leaning against a simple cross, the figure's arms entwined around the cross and its gaze directed down. The sculpture stands atop a square granite base.
Subject:
Homage -- Robinson, Albert Stuart
Homage -- Robinson, Elizabeth Stuart
Homage -- Stuart, James, Mrs. (Caroline Gibbons)
Figure -- Full length
Emblem -- Cross
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Rock Creek Cemetery, Rock Creek Church Road, N.W., Section B, Lot 49, Washington, District of Columbia 20011
Remarks:
The memorial marks the burial site of Albert Stuart Robinson, Elizabeth Stuart Robinson, and Mrs. James Stuart.
References:
Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
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 78250072
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Inventory of American Sculpture
78250072
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