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The Grave by the Lake, (sculpture). Artist:  Eaves, Winslow, 1922-2003, sculptor. Samuel Eastman Foundry, founder. Title:  The Grave by the Lake, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Aug. 25, 1955. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze with metal support posts. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 37 x 67 x 1 1/2 in.; Posts: approx. H. 6 ft. 2 in. Inscription:  (Across front, in relief:) THE GRAVE BY THE LAKE unsigned Description:  Bronze road marker consisting of a long, rectangular plate emblazoned THE GRAVE BY THE LAKE and a figure, in silhouette, of a kneeling Indian taking aim with bow and arrow. Figure wears feather headdress and loincloth, holds bow in proper left hand with arm extended straight, and arrow with proper right hand held at eye-level with arm bent at elbow. Sculpture is elevated above the ground by two simple metal posts, one at each end. Subject:  Ethnic -- Indian Literature -- Whittier -- Grave by the Lake Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow Object Type:  Billboard Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Melvin Village Sculpture Owner:  Melvin Village Community Church, Route 109, Melvin Village, New Hampshire 03850 Remarks:  Marker commemorates the site which inspired poet John Greenleaf Whittier to write "The Grave by the Lake" in 1867. Eaves designed the sculpture and executed the original in plywood; the model was sand cast in bronze by Samuel Eastman Foundry. The sculpture was commissioned and paid for by Harold Ley, Sr., a summer resident of Melvin Village. IAS files contain newsclipping from Granite State News (Wolfeboro, NH) dated Sept. 2, 1995 (pg. 1). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire 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 NH000020   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000020 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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