Sculptor:

Unknown  Search this

Medium:

Stone

Type:

Sculptures-Gravestone

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Old Gray Cemetery 543 North Broadway Street Knoxville Tennessee 37917

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.

Summary:

A depiction of a leaning tree trunk with broken limbs. The top of the tree is jagged as if it has been chopped off. The surface of the sculpture is textured like bark and very detailed. At the top of the trunk is a crown and cross with a masonic emblem in relief. Below this is a depiction of a plaque with raised letters. Below this is a depiction of a masonic apron with two ties attached to knobs on the tree. Beneath the apron is an open book with a compass and square. At the base of the tree are four carved fern fronds.

Topic:

Landscape--Tree  Search this

Landscape--Plant--Fern  Search this

Emblem--Cross  Search this

Emblem--Masonic  Search this

Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this

Control number:

IAS TN000419

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_312769