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Walker, Nellie Verne,
Religion -- New Testament
Homage -- Stratton, Winfield Scott
State of Being -- Emotion
Gravestone
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs
Sculpture
Monument at Stratton Grave - Evergreen, (sculpture).
Artist:
Walker, Nellie Verne, 1874-1973, sculptor.
Title:
Monument at Stratton Grave - Evergreen, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Weeping Angels, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1905.
Medium:
Westerly granite.
Dimensions:
Approx. 100 x 78 x 38 in.
Inscription:
(Back of sculpture:) WINFIELD/SCOTT/STRATTON/1848-1902 (Between two angels:) IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO HELP THE FEEBLE UP/BUT TO SUPPORT HIM AFTER unsigned
Description:
Two angels emerging out of a rock. Both wear long flowing garments that cover their heads. They face each other and extend hands to reach across the rock.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Angel
Homage -- Stratton, Winfield Scott
State of Being -- Emotion -- Sorrow
Object Type:
Gravestone
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Myron Stratton Home, 2525 South State Highway 115, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906
Located Evergreen Cemetery, 1005 South Hancock Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903
Remarks:
The $5,000 monument is a grave marker for Winfield Scott Stratton, the city's first gold millionaire and was erected by his heirs. The artist, Nellie Walker, was visiting Colorado Springs at the time of Stratton's death and was commissioned to design the monument.
References:
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, CO7013, CO7015, 1989.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Colorado Springs survey, 1993.
Monumental News, Aug. 1905, pg. 550; Jan. 1913, pg. 37.
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 CO000160
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CO000160
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