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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Bock, Richard W.,     Weber, Peter J.,     Berchem, Jules,     Figure female     Object -- Other     Allegory -- Death     Religion -- Angel     Homage -- Fisher, Lucius     Animal -- Dolphin     Relief     Gravestone     Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago     Sculpture

Lucius Fisher Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Bock, Richard W., 1865-1949, sculptor. Weber, Peter J., architect. Berchem, Jules, 1855-1930, caster. Title:  Lucius Fisher Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1916. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. 6 in. W. 33 in.; Base: approx. Diam. 7 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  R. W. Bock / Cast by J. Berchem Chicago signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A bronze plaque almost completely filled with a high-relief figure of a hooded woman holding an urn. The relief covers one of the faceted sides of the granite columbarium. The figure is the wingless angel of death. The granite columbarium includes depictions of dolphin heads. Subject:  Figure female Object -- Other -- Vase Allegory -- Death Religion -- Angel Homage -- Fisher, Lucius Animal -- Dolphin Object Type:  Relief Gravestone Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago Sculpture Owner:  Graceland Cemetery, 4001 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60613 Remarks:  The architect, Peter J. Weber, designed the columbarium and included dolphin heads as both a play on Fisher's name and as a symbol of resurrection. According to SOS! survey, as of October 1992 the sculpture had just been restored. References:  Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 356. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992. Pierre, Dorathi Bock, ed., "Memoirs of an American Artist, Sculptor Richard W. Bock," Los Angeles, CA: C.C. Publishing Co., c1989, 1991, pg. 104. Illustration:  Image on file. Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 356. Pierre, Dorathi Bock, ed., "Memoirs of an American Artist, Sculptor Richard W. Bock," Los Angeles, CA: C.C. Publishing Co., c1989, 1991, pg. 105. 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 87580157   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87580157 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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