Angel of Grief, (sculpture)

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Object Details

sculptor
Story, William Wetmore 1819-1895
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.
Image on file.
(On upper front of sculpture, raised letters:) IN MEMORIAM/MARIA L. HOOPER/SEPT. 17, 1827,/APR. 1, 1891. (On lower front of sculpture, immediately above the base, raised letters:) HOOPER unsigned
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Summary
A figure of a grieving winged angel kneels behind a sepulchre monument. The angel's forehead rests on its proper right forearm which spans fully across the top of the sepulchre. The figure's proper left arm is extended out over the top of the sepulchre. Anthemions stand at each corner of the top of the sepulchre and there is an inscription within a bas-relief laurel wreath . A full relief laurel branch decorates the lower stepped base.
After 1895
Control number
IAS MA000119
Type
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Gravestone
Sculptures
Medium
Sculpture: marble; Base: granite
Owner/Location
Coadministered by Hingham Cemetery Corporation 12 South Street Hingham Massachusetts 02043
Coadministered by Town of Hingham Historical Commission 7 East Street Hingham Massachusetts 02043
Located Hingham Cemetery 12 South Street Hingham Massachusetts 02043
Title
Maria L. Hooper Memorial, (sculpture)
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Topic
Religion--New Testament--Angel
Allegory--Passion--Grief
Homage--Hooper, Maria L
Record ID
siris_ari_333486
Metadata Usage (text)
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