An old photograph patinated by a century of wear.
Category Archives: American funerary portraits
The Thin Blue Line
A widow attempts to make sense of her life on her husband’s monument.
Good ol’ boy
A man of passions was the sadly short-lived Jimmy Good of Luray, VA.
Another outdoor portrait bust
The unexpected freestanding outdoor portrait bust of Eugene Liomin is a rarity worth a second look.
The Ida May Vare stained glass portrait
A rather beautiful stained glass window features the portrait of Ida May Vare, who died in Beijing at age 22.
An outdoor portrait bust
I never expected to find a portrait bust displayed on the exterior of a monument! And it hasn’t been stolen!
The Maria Scheuch portrait in Glenwood Cemetery
Maria Scheuch gazes out impassively at us from her funerary portrait in Glenwood Cemetery.
Fourteen Portraits in Arlington National Cemetery
Fourteen good portraits from Arlington National Cemetery.
Vinnie Ream
The well known Vinnie Ream, one of America’s great nineteenth-century artists, is buried in Arlington National Cemetery!
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.
