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Willet Babcock Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Klein, Gustav, sculptor. Paris Marble Works, fabricator. Title:  Willet Babcock Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Babcock Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1881. Medium:  Sculpture: marble; Base: pink Texas granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 16 ft. x 69 in. x 50 in.; Base: approx. 21 x 80 x 62 in. Inscription:  (On front:) Willet Babcock/born/in Ithica, Tompkins Co. N.Y./Oct. 6, 1829/Died/In Paris, TEX. Aug 27, 1881/Babcock/Love Never Dies (On back:) Belinda Babcock/Born/in Hamilton County Ohio/Feb. 14, 1824/Died/In Paris, TEX. May 25, 1909 unsigned Description:  Full-length male figure leaning on the side of a cross. His proper left arm is bent and his proper right hand is near his forehead. He wears long robes and cowboy boots. The marble sculpture stands atop an elaborately decorated pillar of pink Texas granite. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Emblem -- Cross Homage -- Babcock, Willet Homage -- Babcock, Belinda Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Paris Gravestone Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Evergreen Cemetery Association, 1958 Pinebluff, Paris, Texas 75460 Located Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Texas Remarks:  For related article see Ft. Worth Star - Telegram, April 1, 1982. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993. Illustration:  Texas Highways, March 1976, pg. 5. 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 TX001051   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX001051 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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