Herman Behrens, (sculpture).

Herman Behrens, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Herman Behrens, (sculpture).

Sculpture: marble; Base: gray granite.

Sculpture: approx. 24 x 24 x 14 in.; Base: approx. 109 x 46 x 46 in.

(On front of base:) H. BEHRENS/FEB. 28, 1852/DEC. 17, 1905/I HAVE DONE THE BEST THAT I/COULD BY THE LIGHT OF THE DAY/Die Fiebe horet nimmer auf/BEHRENS (On back of base:) DORA BEHRENS/JULY 3, 1854/JULY 30, 1954 (On right side of base:) MRS. JENNIE BRUHL/AUG. 23, 1875/FEB. 25, 1939

Portrait bust of Herman Behrens. He wears a jacket, vest, shirt and bow tie. He has a moustache. The marble sculpture sits atop an ornately carved gray granite base. The top of the base is arched; there is decorative bas-relief carving in the front recess of the arch. The center section of the base is decorated with high relief columns on the outer edges. The base slopes downward and ends in two steps.

Portrait male -- Behrens, Herman -- Bust

Homage -- Behrens, Dora

Homage -- Bruhl, Jennie

Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Waco

Oakwood Cemetery, 2124 South 5th Street, Waco, Texas 76706

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.

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