Lloyd Tevis Memorial - Colma, CA
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N 37° 40.526 W 122° 27.172
10S E 548247 N 4169945
The grave of businessman Llyod Tevis in Cyprus Lawn Memorial Park.
Waymark Code: WM7JYN
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/02/2009
Views: 3
From the inventory: "The memorial consists of a marble exedra, in the center of which is a bronze sculpture of an angel standing in front of a Celtic cross. The angel is flanked by two kneeling angels, carved in relief in the marble exedra wall.
Businessman Lloyd Tevis, along with his brother-in-law, James Ben Ali Haggin, and George Hearst, at one time owned much of the gold, silver, and copper mining property in the western U.S. In the early 1870s, he became the president of Wells Fargo Bank, eventually expanding the institution to 2,830 bank offices worldwide. The memorial was designed by architect John Galen Howard and the standing angel was created by Herbert Adams."
TITLE: Lloyd Tevis Memorial
ARTIST(S): Howard, John Galen, architect. Adams, Herbert, 1858-1945, sculptor.
DATE: Angel: 1901-1905. Designed 1912.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Exedra: marble.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 71500646
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, California
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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