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Teich, Frank,
Homage -- Youree, Henry Hudson
Figure female -- Full length
Object -- Other
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Scottsville
Gravestone
Sculpture
(Henry Hudson Youree Monument), (sculpture).
Artist:
Teich, Frank, 1856-1939, sculptor.
Title:
(Henry Hudson Youree Monument), (sculpture).
Dates:
1911.
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. x 18 in. x 33 in.; Base: approx. 10 x 8 x 6 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base, raised letters:) IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY HUSBAND/HENRY HUDSON YOUREE/AUG. 2, 1856-MAY 12, 1910/YOUREE (On back of base:) "ALL MY HEART IS BURIED WITH YOU/ALL MY THOUGHTS GO ONWARD WITH YOU/COME NOT BACK AGAIN TO LABOR,/COME NOT BACK AGAIN TO SUFFER,/SOON YOUR FOOTSTEPS I SHALL FOLLOW/TO THE LAND OF THE HERE AFTER!" unsigned
Description:
A young woman sits in front of the monument's base, her chin cupped in her proper right hand, and holding a wreath of flowers in her proper left hand. The woman is barefoot and her long hair flows down her back. She wears a long-sleeved, ankle-length gown. The sculpture is mounted on a tiered, rectangular base that is decorated with reliefs and capped by an urn. The back of the base has a relief of a wreath with palm leaves through it.
Subject:
Homage -- Youree, Henry Hudson
Figure female -- Full length
Object -- Other -- Vase
Object -- Other -- Wreath
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Scottsville
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Betty Scott Youree Park Foundation, P. O. Box 280, Marshall, Texas 75671
Located Scottsville Cemetery and Park, FM Road 1998, Scottsville, Texas
Remarks:
The sculpture has been vandalized and broken several times. In November 1987, vandals broke the head and proper right hand of the figure. The broken parts have been rebuilt and replaced where possible. IAS files contain a related article from the Marshall News Messenger, Dec. 18, 1987, pg. 5A.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
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 TX000722
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
TX000722
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