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    		• Unknown (Italian),
     
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    		• Religion -- Angel
     
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    		• Dress -- Historic
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Vaiden, Cowles Mead
     
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    		• Homage -- Vaiden, Elizabeth
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Occupation -- Farm
     
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    		• Occupation -- Medicine
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Vaiden
     
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    		• Gravestone
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (Vaiden Monument), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown (Italian), sculptor.
    Title: 
    (Vaiden Monument), (sculpture).
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: Italian marble; Base: Italian marble.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 76 x 30 x 27 in.; Base: approx. 135 x 100 x 74 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On base, rear:) ELIZABETH/THE/DEVOTED WIFE/OF/C. M. VAIDEN/BORN MARCH 18, 1819 DIED OCT. 6, 1886. (On base, front:) THY WILL BE DONE/SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/DR. COWLES MEAD VAIDEN/BORN IN CHARLES CITY CO. VA. APRIL 21, 1812/REMOVED TO MISSISSIPPI 1837/DIED CARROLL CO. FEB. 6, 1880/[illegible for ten lines]/NOBLEST WORK OF GOD/AN HONEST MAN/VAIDEN unsigned
    Description: 
    Female winged figure in Classical clothing stands next to a decorative pedestal and base. The figure's proper left hand rests on an anchor. A relief of Dr. Cowles Mead Vaiden encircled in sheaves of wheat appears on the front of the pedestal. Two columns decorated with magnolias support fabric draped urns on each side of the pedestal.
    Subject: 
    Religion -- Angel
    Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress
    Portrait male -- Vaiden, Cowles Mead -- Bust
    Homage -- Vaiden, Elizabeth
    Occupation -- Political -- Legislator
    Occupation -- Farm
    Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Vaiden
    Gravestone
    Relief
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Vaiden Cemetery Association, P. O. Box 206, Vaiden, Mississippi 39176
    Located Vaiden Cemetery, Vaiden, Mississippi
    Remarks: 
    The memorial cost an estimated $7,000 to 10,000. The figure stood on top of the pedestal until Dec. 1990 when it was felled by a tornado, leaving it decapitated and partly dismembered. The head was found and reattached. The proper right arm, which had pointed skyward, and portions of the wings were not recovered. IAS files include a related article from the Conservator (Carrollton, MS), Jan. 17, 1991 and excerpts from "Vaiden Heritage," (Florence, MS: Messenger Press, 1976,) which contains images of the sculpture before the storm.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi 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 MS000379
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