Henry Brooks Adams - Washington, DC - Dead Poets' Society Memorials on Waymarking.com

The grave of Henry Adams and Marian Hooper Adams, known as Clover, is marked by a sculpture created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture was commissioned by Henry Brooks Adams upon the death of his wife Marian Hooper "Clover" Adams who committed suicide at the age of 42 because of health issues that led to depression. The Adams Memorial is set within a closed space surrounded by conifers. It is the most visited grave in Washington DC. At the request of Henry Brooks Adams, there are no inscriptions at the gravesite.

The 5' 10" bronze sculpture depicts a draped figure of undetermined gender seated on a granite bench with their right arm bent upwards touching the lower right side of their face. The figure has an expression of sadness with eyes closed. Saint-Gaudens named this sculpture Mystery of the Hereafter and The Peace of God that Passeth Understanding, but it is commonly called Grief.

Henry Brooks Adams was born in Boston on February 16, 1838 into the prominent Adams family. He graduated Harvard University in 1858. In Washington, DC began his career as a journalist and in 1870 he became a professor of medieval history at Harvard University.

Adams is most famous for his nine volume work The History of the United States of America (1801 to 1817) His other writings include (in chronological order):

Essays in Anglo-Saxon Law
Life of Albert Gallatin.
The Writings of Albert Gallatin
Democracy: An American Novel
John Randolph.
Esther: A Novel
1889–1891. History of the United States During the Administrations of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison (9 volumes).
Historical Essays.
Tahiti: Memoirs of Arii Taimai e Marama of Eimee ... Last Queen of Tahiti
Mont Saint Michel and Chartres.
The Life of George Cabot Lodge
The Education of Henry Adams
The Degradation of the Democratic Dogma
Letters
The Letters of Henry Adams, Volumes 1–3: 1858–1892 .
The Letters of Henry Adams, Volumes 4–6: 1892–1918

NOTE:

The memorial was originally erected to mark the grave of Henry Brooks Adams' wife Marian Hooper "Clover" Adams. Upon his death Henry Brooks Adams was buried here alongside his wife. Since the gravesite has no inscriptions the following sources were used to confirm this fact:

Ancestry: Link
Find a Grave: Link
Smithsonian Art Inventory: Link
Wikipedia (Person): Link
Wikipedia (Memorial): Link

Specifically: "Henry Adams died at age 80 in Washington, DC. on March 27, 1918. He is interred beside his wife in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, DC." - Wikipedia Link - Henry Brooks Adams AND "The Adams Memorial is a grave marker for Marian Hooper Adams and Henry Adams located in Section E of Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C." - Wikipedia Link - Adams Memorial