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Gravestone for Susanna Shahn Watts, (sculpture). Artist:  Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969, sculptor. Shahn, Bernarda Bryson, 1903-2004, designer. Title:  Gravestone for Susanna Shahn Watts, (sculpture). Dates:  1968. Digital Reference:  Medium:  White granite, tile, concrete, glass. Dimensions:  Approx. 5 x 8 x 2 ft. Inscription:  (Inscribed on back of gravestone:) Beloved/Susanna Shahn Watts/Born October 6, 1936/Died May 8, 1968 unsigned Description:  Gravestone of white granite with scrolled decoration on the top corners. The sides and top of the stone are concave. Inset onto the front face of the stone is a square mosaic of ceramic tile and glass. The mosaic depicts a female face in profile lying down, two hands and abstract, decorative details. Subject:  Homage -- Watts, Susanna Shahn Figure -- Fragment -- Face Figure -- Fragment -- Hand Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Roosevelt Mosaic Gravestone Sculpture Owner:  Located Roosevelt Cemetery, Eleanor Lane, Roosevelt, New Jersey Remarks:  Susanna Shahn Watts was the daughter of the artists. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey 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 NJ000604   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000604 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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