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French, Daniel Chester,
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company,
John Evans & Company,
Homage -- White, George Robert
Homage -- Bradbury, Harriet J. White
Homage -- White, John Henry Pierce
Homage -- White, Elizabeth
Homage -- Sullivan, Mary Emma White
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Other
Occupation -- Monetary
Religion -- Angel
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Gravestone
Sculpture
Angel of Peace, (sculpture).
Artist:
French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931, sculptor.
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.
John Evans & Company, carver.
Title:
Angel of Peace, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
White Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1898. Copyrighted 1898.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 9.5 x 9.25 x 3.83 ft.; Base: approx. W. 9.2 ft. x D. 8.75 ft.
Inscription:
(Proper left side of sculpture, near base, incised lettering:) DANIEL C FRENCH/Sc 1898 Copyright 1898 (Proper right side of sculpture, near base, incised lettering:) THE HENRY-BONNARD BRONZE CO./FOUNDERS.NY.1898. (Upper front of base, raised lettering:) WHITE (Left side of base, raised lettering:) GEORGE ROBERT WHITE/1847-1922/FREDERICK THOMAS BRADBURY/1848-1919/HARRIET J. WHITE BRADBURY/1851-1930 (Right side of base, raised lettering:) LIEUT. JOHN HENRY PIERCE WHITE/1817-1863/ELIZABETH WHITE/1815-1872/MARY EMMA WHITE SULLIVAN/1856-1916 signed
Description:
A female angel stands with wings outstretched, her hands clasped together. Her hair is rolled back, and she wears full-length drapery. The sculpture is mounted upon a multitiered base.
Subject:
Homage -- White, George Robert
Homage -- Bradbury, Harriet J. White
Homage -- White, John Henry Pierce
Homage -- White, Elizabeth
Homage -- Sullivan, Mary Emma White
Occupation -- Military -- Lieutenant
Occupation -- Other -- Businessman
Occupation -- Monetary -- Philanthropist
Religion -- Angel
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Forest Hills Cemetery, 95 Forest Hills Avenue, Lot 4217, Magnolia Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02130
Remarks:
The monument marks the graves of members of the White family, including noted Boston philanthropist George R. White (1847-1922). Mr. White was the owner of the Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation, and made financial gifts to the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Museum of Fine Arts. He was also a trustee at Forest Hill Cemetery from 1897 to 1922, and at the Museum of Fine Arts from 1911 until his death. The artist was not entirely satisfied with the finished sculpture and continued to experiment with the head of the angel, modeling another plaster bust in 1898 after the sculpture was cast and in place. The artist later wrote to George White to explore the possibility of replacing the head, but changed his mind. The original plantings around the monument included two Japanese yews, given by Charles S. Sargent to George White.
IAS files contain documents from the cemetery archives including a photocopied image of a second bust completed by the artist after the sculpture was cast, and two pertaining to John Evans & Company, a "stone work order" dated May 9, 1922 and an "inscription order" for Harriet Bradbury's name on the base, date April 3, 1931.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.
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 MA000132
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