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The John E. Hubbard monument in the Green Mount Cemetery at Montpelier, Vermont, features a statue of Thanatos created by famed sculptor, Karl Bitter.  The monument is neither black nor Agnes—it is green and it Thanatos.  Thanatos, in Greek mythology, … Continue reading →

Next to several gravestones in the Hope Cemetery at Barre, Vermont, are small metal markers imbued with an amazing amount of symbolism.  The marker has at its center a cross and crown laid upon a triangle that is resting upon … Continue reading →

Next to several gravestones in the Hope Cemetery at Barre, Vermont, are small metal markers.  The markers have a shield displaying a rampart lion overlaid on two crossbars and atop another shield with thistle leaves and thistle flowers flanking the … Continue reading →

CAPT. JAMES HAMOR DIED Dec. 17, 1873, AE. 79 yrs. He’ll ride no more the billows _____ Nor o’er the rolling wave He has performed life’s final voyage And anchored in the grave.   CLARA B. Wife of CAPT. JAMES … Continue reading →

The BRUNNER family monument in the Cave Hill Cemetery at Louisville, Kentucky, contain two symbols, both cast in bronze and set in and on the granite marker. The first is a set of gates. The gates represent a passageway from … Continue reading →

Jeptha Barnard Bright, Jr., known as Barney, (July 8, 1927 – July 23, 1997), was a well-known Kentucky artist.  He was born in Shelbyville, Kentucky, and spent his career as an artist in Louisville as a foundry owner and sculptor.  … Continue reading →

SAUNDRA CURRY TWIST Oct. 9, 1941 – Jan. 7, 1981 MARTIN RAY TWIST April 7, 1943 – Feb. 23, 2014 EDNA WILHELM BEASLEY Jan. 25, 1923 – Nov. 28, 2003 IN LOVING MEMORY TONJUA LYNN TWIST Jan. 12, 1964 – … Continue reading →

If you walk up the sidewalk to the sales office at the Cave Hill Cemetery at Louisville, Kentucky, to your left on that path is a bronze statue of an exuberant little girl with her arms stretched as if she … Continue reading →

The rural garden Spring Grove Cemetery at Cincinnati, Ohio, has a sculpture by artist Robert Koepnick of Dayton, Ohio, dedicated to Johnny Appleseed. The sculpture, dedicated in 1968, is placed in the middle of a stone circle with Johnny in … Continue reading →

The Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Southern California is one of those landscaped cemeteries that has art for art’s sake on the grounds. One of the works is a replica sculpture of Antonio Canova’s Psyche Revived by Eros’ Kiss, created in … Continue reading →