A finicky, complicated beaux-arts confection is the focus of a close analysis. I deploy every food metaphor I could in the process.
Category Archives: cemeteries
Phidippides and the victory motive.
An astonishing constellation of Christian and classical ideas in a statue of Phidippides.
Flora!
An informal presentation of some floral shots I’ve taken. No commentary.
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.
Ships!
Several attractive and interesting monuments on the theme of ships culminating in an astounding baroque performance by Hans Schuler in Arlington National Cemetery.
Some cutters are more handy than others
Hands are hard to draw and sculpt!
Aspirations
A beautiful female figure modeled by Harriet Whitney Frishmuth turns up in a newly discovered replica.
The life beyond
A fascinatingly literal conceit on an otherwise handsome obelisk monument.
