Resignation - Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago, IL
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N 41° 58.651 W 087° 43.489
16T E 439950 N 4647534
The Resignation was commissioned in 1910 by Emanuel Beranek, a stock broker, for the family after the death of his father (Berankova family.)
Waymark Code: WMD3N5
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 11/14/2011
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From the Friends of the Cemetery site at: (
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"Resignation is a work of the Czech-American sculptor Mario Korbel. Mario Joseph Korbel was born March 22, 1882 in Osik, Bohemia. At the age 18 he emigrated to the United States and settled in Chicago. After five years in the United States he returned to Europe to study at the Royal Academy in Berlin, in Munich, and at the Academie Julian in Paris. He returned to Chicago in 1909 and opened a studio. Four years later he moved to New York City. He died March 31, 1954."
Korbel is well represented in the Smithsonian sculpture database, but surprisingly this work is not included.
On the headstone is the term "Rodina," which in Czech means "family."
In contrast, just to the west is the "Beyond the Vines" memorial site for Chicago Cub fans!
More about the cemetery from their website: (
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"The Bohemian National Cemetery of Chicago is a Fraternal not for profit cemetery founded in 1877 by Bohemian, Moravian and Slovak immigrants and their descendants to provide a dignified place for burials free of religious restraints. The cemetery is available to all religions, nationalities and races. The cemetery is located on the north side of Chicago. It is situated on 122 acres bounded by Pulaski Road on the West, Foster Avenue on the South, Bryn Mawr Avenue on the North and Central Park Avenue - Northeastern Illinois University - on the East."
There are numerous waymarks of artistic grave markers and monuments at Bohemian National. If you have a chance to take one of the tours offered, it is definitely worth it.