Old weathered tombstones are by turns heartbreaking and annoying. But you can see why people were enamored of them when you come across a crisp, fresh example.
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The life beyond
A fascinatingly literal conceit on an otherwise handsome obelisk monument.
The all-seeing eye!
A monstrous surprise awaited me at Glenwood Cemetery today.
An interesting and malleable monument type.
A grand beaux-arts monument evolves to something charming.
Fourteen Portraits in Arlington National Cemetery
Fourteen good portraits from Arlington National Cemetery.
A delightful tomb with a religious theme
A religiously themed monument in Druid Ridge that avoids cliché with some novel imagery.
Vinnie Ream
The well known Vinnie Ream, one of America’s great nineteenth-century artists, is buried in Arlington National Cemetery!
Arlington National Cemetery wee military vehicle designs
Some military folk wanted their favorite vehicles on their tombstone!
The enigma of Anna Houser
It’s not quite “jeder für sich und Gott gegen alles” in this monument, but Anna Houser is an enigma.
Photographic funerary portraits
Here I open up a new category of funerary portraits: framed photos serving like portrait busts.
