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Loester, Julius C.,
Roman Bronze Works,
Homage -- Rueger, William
Homage -- Rueger, William, Mrs. (Dorothea W. Vocke)
Religion -- Angel
Ethnic -- German
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Richmond
Gravestone
Sculpture
Angel, (sculpture).
Artist:
Loester, Julius C., sculptor.
Roman Bronze Works, founder.
Title:
Angel, (sculpture).
Dates:
Early 1900s.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Angel: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Angel: approx. 70 x 99 x 31 in.; Base: approx. 77 x 122 x 57 in.
Inscription:
(On base of angel:) JULIUS C. LOESTER, SC. (On base of angel:) ROMAN BRONZE WORKS, N.Y. (On angel's banner, raised lettering:) THEY THAT LIE HERE REST IN PEACE (On platform, raised lettering:) RUEGER (On left panel,incised lettering:) WILLIAM RUEGER/SON OF LOUIS AND/SABINA RUEGER/BORN NOV. 30, 1857/RICHMOND.VA./DIED JUNE 30, 1936/RIGHTEOUS.JUST.BELOVED BY ALL (On right panel, incised lettering:) DOROTHEA W. VOCKE/BELOVED WIFE OF/WILLIAM RUEGER/BORN MARCH 10, 1859/VLOTHO GERMANY/DIED SEPT. 28, 1909/A DEVOTED WIFE, MOTHER AND FRIEND signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
An angel wearing a toga, wings spread, holding a banner. The angel stands on a pedestal, centered before a marker topped with a cornice.
Subject:
Homage -- Rueger, William
Homage -- Rueger, William, Mrs. (Dorothea W. Vocke)
Religion -- Angel
Ethnic -- German
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Richmond
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Hollywood Cemetery, 412 South Cherry Street, Rueger plot, west of Monroe Circle on Monroe Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23220
Remarks:
Grave marker for William Rueger (1857-1936) and his wife Dorothea W. Vocke (1859-1909). IAS files contain Sculpture Survey, City of Richmond, 1986.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
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 VA000483
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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