Grief - Denison, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 33° 46.391 W 096° 31.948
14S E 728502 N 3739744
Full-length female angel weeping over the gravesite of Adelynne Pastore who died in 1918.
Waymark Code: WMWQYN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/04/2017
Views: 2
Smithsonian Art Inventory
The Angel is kneeling behind the tombstone; her upper body draped on top of the stone. Her head lies on her right arm; her left arm dangles over the edge of the tombstone. She is classically garbed and has long, curved wings. Her hair is pulled back in a loose bun. The front and sides of the tombstone are decorated with bas-relief wreaths. The marble sculpture stands on a square stone base.
TITLE: Grief
ARTIST(S): Unknown
DATE: 1918
MEDIUM: Marble sculpture, stone base.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000996
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Calvary Cemetery
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Listed in wrong cemetery - it is in Calvary not Fairview.
The left hand is broken off.
Needs cleaning, someone has put black paint on the base.
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