Adams Memorial
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The Adams Memorial is a contemplative bronze sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens in Washington, D.C.’s Rock Creek Cemetery, renowned for its haunting, androgynous seated figure symbolizing grief and reflection.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adams Memorial canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
funerary monument
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outdoor sculpture ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Adams Memorial (Saint-Gaudens)
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Grief NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mystery of the Hereafter and The Peace of God that Passeth Understanding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artMovement |
American Renaissance
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Symbolism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Henry Adams family
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Rock Creek Cemetery historic landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Bronze sculptures in Washington, D.C.
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Cemetery art in the United States ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| cemeterySection | Rock Creek Cemetery family plot of Henry Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates | Marian Hooper Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Henry Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1891 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| creator | Augustus Saint-Gaudens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
contemplation
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personification of grief ⓘ seated androgynous figure ⓘ |
| designerOfSetting | Stanford White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
funerary art
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symbolist sculpture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | iconic image of American funerary art ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | popular visual representation of grief in American culture ⓘ |
| hasPart | androgynous seated figure ⓘ |
| hasSetting | secluded garden-like enclosure ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
subdued realism
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symbolic abstraction ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
death
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mourning ⓘ spiritual reflection ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | contributing property to Rock Creek Cemetery historic site ⓘ |
| inception | 1891 ⓘ |
| influenced | 20th-century funerary sculpture in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| location | Rock Creek Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | bronze ⓘ |
| notableFor |
androgynous representation
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evocation of grief and reflection ⓘ haunting atmosphere ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art historical studies
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photographic reproductions ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rock Creek Cemetery