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Launitz, Robert E.,
Figure female -- Full length
Emblem -- Cross
Object -- Other
Homage -- Wilson, James A.
Homage -- Wilson, Jane M.
Homage -- Ten Eyck, Clinton
Homage -- Wilson, Catherine
Homage -- Ten Eyck, James A.
Homage -- Ten Eyck, Janette Wilson
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York
Relief
Gravestone
Sculpture
Wilson Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Launitz, Robert E., 1806-1870, sculptor.
Title:
Wilson Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1870.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Monument: stone; Relief: stone; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Monument: approx. 13 1/2 ft. x 44 in. x 44 in.; Relief: approx. 58 x 31 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 12 x 54 x 54 in.
Inscription:
(On west side of monument:) WILSON (On east side of monument:) JAMES A. WILSON/DIED JUNE 5, 1869/AGED 81 YEARS/HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP/JANE M. WILSON/DIED JAN. 28, 1888/AGED 75 YEARS/GIVE HER THE FRUIT/OF HER HANDS AND LET/HER OWN WORK RAISE/HER IN THE GATES (On north side of monument:) CLINTON TEN EYCK/MAY 31, 1838/AUGUST 20, 1916/CATHERINE WILSON/HIS WIFE/AUG 25, 1840/APRIL 5 1915/JAMES A/THEIR SON/SEPT. 15 1860/APRIL 29 1899/JANETTE WILSON/TEN EYCK/WIFE OF/SAMUEL H. SELLOY/JUNE 30, 1871/OCT 23, 1929 unsigned
Description:
Bas-relief featuring a full-length female figure. She wears long flowing robes. Her proper right arm is raised high overhead and she points up with her proper right index finger. Her proper left arm rests on an anchor. The relief is in an arched recess on the side of a stone monument. A cross stands at the top of the monument. The first tier of the monument below the cross is decorated with bas-relief floral garlands. Below this is an extended cornice decorated with ornate scroll work and flowers in bas-relief. The corners of the main section of the monument shaft are carved with down turned bas-relief torches. The monument rests on a low, square granite base.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
Emblem -- Cross
Object -- Other -- Torch
Homage -- Wilson, James A.
Homage -- Wilson, Jane M.
Homage -- Ten Eyck, Clinton
Homage -- Wilson, Catherine
Homage -- Ten Eyck, James A.
Homage -- Ten Eyck, Janette Wilson
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York
Relief
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Restricted Owner, Albany County, New York
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY001451
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