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Dr. James Lafayette Acomb Burial Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Dr. James Lafayette Acomb Burial Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Before 1901. Medium:  Granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 5 x 1.5 x 1.5 ft.; Base: approx. 8 x 6 x 6 in. Inscription:  (On front of base:) ACOMB unsigned Description:  A standing portrait of Dr. James Lafayette Acomb wearing a long beard and dressed in a long suit jacket is installed atop a square base that is adorned with circular relief portraits of other family members. On the south side of the base the circular relief depicts a middle-aged man; on the east side, the relief depicts a teenaged boy noted as J.O.A.; on the north side, the relief depicts an infant noted as O.G.A.; and on the west side, the relief depicts a young girl noted as S.T.A. Nearby are gravemarkers for Sharon T., James O., Seraph O., James L., and Oliver G. Acomb. Subject:  Portrait male -- Acomb, James Lafayette -- Full length Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor Portrait male -- Acomb, Oliver G. -- Head Portrait male -- Acomb, James O. -- Head Portrait female -- Acomb, Sharon T. -- Head Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Tidioute Gravestone Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Tidioute Cemetery Association, Second Street, Tidioute, Pennsylvania 16351 Located Tidioute Cemetery, Third Street, Tidioute, Pennsylvania 16351 Remarks:  The sculpture was erected by Dr. Acomb a few years before his death. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania 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 PA001892   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001892 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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