The Kates monument in Laurel Hill gets us to the name of the quarry that contracted several works discussed here.
Category Archives: architecture
Slifer my God to thee
The most expensive monument in the cemetery supports the posturings of the Slifer family.
Trompe l'oeil in Laurel Hill
A wondrous trompe l’oeil effect created by the landscape architect of the Conarroe plot in Laurel Hill.
A Hollywood angel
The Rueger monument in Hollywood Cemetery is a nice example of art we sadly no longer see in American cemeteries.
The Bolte-Willms folly
A finicky, complicated beaux-arts confection is the focus of a close analysis. I deploy every food metaphor I could in the process.
An interesting and malleable monument type.
A grand beaux-arts monument evolves to something charming.
Terra Cotta!
A wondrous collection of terra cotta architectural elements in Dupont Circle.
