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Heis, Fred,
Portrait male -- Wiegant, J. H. E.
Homage -- Wiegant, Rose S.
Homage -- Wiegant, Hannah R.
Homage -- Wiegant, Wilhelmina W.
Occupation -- Military
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Lansing
Gravestone
Sculpture
Col. J. H. E. Wiegant, (sculpture).
Artist:
Heis, Fred, sculptor.
Title:
Col. J. H. E. Wiegant, (sculpture).
Dates:
1895.
Medium:
Figure: marble, carved; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 5 ft. x Diam. 2 ft.; Base: approx. 6 x 3 x 3 ft.
Inscription:
FRED HEIS, SCULPTOR/LEAVENWORTH, K. (Front of base, incised:) COL. J.H.E. WIEGANT/BORN/MAY 7, 1852/DIED FEB. 11, 1895./DEAR LITTLE VERSE, THE CARELESS EYE/AND HEEDLESS HEART WILL PASS THEE BY/AND NEVER KEEPEST THOU HOPE TO BE/TO OTHERS AS THOU ART TO ME./FOR LO, I KNOW THY BLISS AND WOE,/THY SHALLOWS, DEPTHS, AND BOUNDLESS/HEIGHTS./HOW THOU WAST WROUGHT, PATIENT AND/SLOW,/THROUGH CRUCIBLES OF SLEEPLESS NIGHTS (Surrounding bird emblem on front of base, incised:) WOODMEN OF THE WORLD/DUM TACET CLAME (?) (Bottom of base, raised:) WIEGANT (Side of base, incised:) ROSE S. WIEGANT/BORN/DEC. 1, 1876,/DIED MAR. 22, 1906./HANNAH R. WIEGANT/NOV. 27, 1827,/NOV. 26, 1902 (Other side of base, incised:) WILHELMINA W. WIEGANT/MAY 31, 1856/(illegible), 1927 signed
Description:
Colonel J. H. E. Wiegant stands wearing a beard and a military uniform. He holds his hat in his proper right hand and his sword with his proper left hand. He stands atop a multi-tiered base with inscriptions and a bird emblem.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Wiegant, J. H. E. -- Full length
Homage -- Wiegant, Rose S.
Homage -- Wiegant, Hannah R.
Homage -- Wiegant, Wilhelmina W.
Occupation -- Military -- Colonel
Animal -- Bird
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Lansing
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Mt. Muncie Cemetery, 1500 North 8th Street, Lansing, Kansas 66043
Remarks:
Gravestone for Colonel J. H. E. Wiegant, 1852-1895, and three members of his family: Rose, 1876-1906, Hannah, 1827-1908, and Wilhelmina, 1856-1927.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas 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 KS000246
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