Herman Behrens - Waco, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 31° 32.293 W 097° 06.524
14R E 679544 N 3490802
Portrait bust of Herman Behrens.
Waymark Code: WMYJQT
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/21/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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Smithsonian Art Inventories

He wears a jacket, vest, shirt and bow tie. He has a moustache. The marble sculpture sits atop an ornately carved gray granite base. The top of the base is arched; there is decorative bas-relief carving in the front recess of the arch. The center section of the base is decorated with high relief columns on the outer edges. The base slopes downward and ends in two steps.

(On front of base:)
H. BEHRENS / FEB. 28, 1852 / DEC. 17, 1905 / I HAVE DONE THE BEST THAT I / COULD BY THE LIGHT OF THE DAY / Die Fiebe horet nimmer auf / BEHRENS

(On back of base:)
DORA BEHRENS / JULY 3, 1854 / JULY 30, 1954

(On right side of base:)
MRS. JENNIE BRUHL / AUG. 23, 1875 / FEB. 25, 1939

TITLE: Herman Behrens

ARTIST(S): Unknown

DATE: Unknown

MEDIUM: Marble sculpture on granite base

CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX001000

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

PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Oakwood Cemetery / 2124 South 5th Street / Block 14, Lot 64 / Waco, Texas 76706

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