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Angel, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Angel, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed between 1921 and 1933 (?). Medium:  Angel: marble; Headstone: marble; Base: marble. Dimensions:  Angel: approx. 4 ft. 2 in. x 1 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 9 in. x 5 ft. 9 in. x 1 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  (Front of headstone, raised lettering:) SPRINGER unsigned Description:  A grave marker with a draped angel standing next to a rectangular headstone. The angel has partially spread wings and holds a rose in her proper right hand, glancing downward. She has upswept hair and leans on a rose bush on her proper right, her bare proper left foot protruding from beneath her gown. The angel sculpture has a short, square, integral base. The headstone mounted on the angel's proper left is decorated with rose reliefs in its front side borders. Sculpture is mounted upon a rectangular base. Subject:  Homage -- Springer, Religion -- Angel Object -- Flower -- Rose Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Lake Benton Gravestone Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Memorial Hill Cemetery Association, Lake Benton, Minnesota 56149 Located Memorial Hill Cemetery, One-half mile east on Highway 14, south side of road, Lake Benton, Minnesota Remarks:  Two stones behind the angel list the family deaths as 1921 and 1933. It is possible that the headstone was placed shortly after the 1921 death. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota 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 MN000470   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000470 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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