Diven Memorial - Elmira, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ripraff
N 42° 06.364 W 076° 49.539
18T E 349052 N 4663165
The Diven Memorial is located near the Mark Twain gravesite in the Woodlawn Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMNZYJ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
Views: 3

"(On proper left side of sculpture base, incised lettering:) T. BALL/1876 (On front of base, raised lettering:...transcription illegible)/DIVEN signed"
"A male with wavy, long hair, clothed in layers of drapery, stands with head and body turned to the proper left. His proper right foot is back and pointing out to the side. He holds a writing instrument in his proper right hand which is slightly raised. His proper left arm is bent into his body where he holds an open book near his chest. The sculpture is mounted upon a four-sided gravestone base with a tiered bottom. Bas-relief wreaths decorate each side of the cornice and an egg and dart pattern borders the bottom of the cornice. Each side of the base contains a recessed panel with a curved upper edge. The sculpture is situated in the center of a grassy knoll surrounded by a low circular wall. Four steps lead up to the knoll through the wall. Individual headstones surround the sculpture."
TITLE: Diven Memorial

ARTIST(S): Thomas Ball

DATE: 1876

MEDIUM: Sculpture: white marble; Base: white marble.

CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY001163

Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]

PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, NY


DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted


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