Martha Parma Basham Memorial - Little Rock, Arkansas
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N 34° 44.292 W 092° 16.705
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Marble grave marker statuary in Mount Holly Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Waymark Code: WMBFBA
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2011
Views: 1
The memorial is a full length figure of a young girl, Martha Parma Basham. The statue was made in Italy from a photograph. The girl is barefoot and wearing a knee-length dress tied with a bow at her neck. In her left hand she is holding flowers. In front of the statue is an urn and a bed for flowers.
The base of the memorial is inscribed:
With
"Sister Pearly"
"Papa's Baby"
"Mama's Darling"
Martha Parma
second baby of
Geo. L. & Julia P.
Basham
Born Dec. 3 1882
Died Aug. 10, 1887
TITLE: Martha Parma Basham Memorial
ARTIST(S): Unknown (Italian), sculptor. Funston, William L., contractor.
DATE: Unknown
MEDIUM: Figure: Carrara marble; Base: stone.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS AR000080
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Mount Holly Cemetery
Broadway & 12th Streets
Little Rock, Arkansas
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted
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