A photo essay on the stages of decay of funerary landscape architecture.
Tag Archives: Arlington National Cemetery
The Liscum monument
An unsung monument in Arlington gets a close look.
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.
Ships!
Several attractive and interesting monuments on the theme of ships culminating in an astounding baroque performance by Hans Schuler in Arlington National Cemetery.
Olde school!
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.
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!
Arlington National Cemetery wee military vehicle designs
Some military folk wanted their favorite vehicles on their tombstone!
Log-a-palooza!
An obsessive quest by Mr. Lloyd to get every conceivable grave furnishing in the rustic style has left us an astonishing, world-class plot in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond.
