Kauffmann Memorial
Description
The memorial features a curved granite wall exedra with seven bronze relief panels on the curve and a curved bench. Upon the bench, a "classically-draped" figure of a woman sits. She leans forward with her head bowed, looking down at a wreath made of asphodel she is in the process of making. She wears a robe tied at the waist, sandals, and her hair is pulled back and curved around her face. This woman represents "Memory," and the bronze panels (15 in. x 26 in.) depicts scenes from Shakespeare's "Seven Ages of Men," from As You Like It. In front of the bench and wall is a large urn that is placed on a low granite block.
The front of the urn has the inscription: KAUFFMANN
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Picture from Partridge's 1914 catalogue
Condition
This sculpture was surveyed in 1994 for its condition and it was described that "treatment needed".
Further reading
- William Ordway Partridge's Kauffmann Memorial in Rock Creek Cemetery: Ideal Sculpture in Turn-of-the-century America by Elizabeth Wilson Harter. George Washington University, Washington, DC, 1993.
- Stories in Stone: The Complete Guide to Cemetery Symbolism by Douglas Keister. Gibbs Smith, Layton, UT, 2004. ISBN 1-58685-321-X
- Washington, D.C. Off the Beaten Path, 4th Edition by William B. Whitman. GPP Travel, Guilford, CT, 2007. ISBN 0-7627-4217-8
References
- ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Kauffmann Memorial (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ William Ordway Partridge (1914). The Works in Sculpture of William Ordway Partridge, M.A.: With Biographical Sketch and Illustrations of Principal Works. John Lane Company. p. 10.