Rock Creek Cemetery Rock Creek Church Road, N.W Washington District of Columbia 20011
Date:
1928
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 352.
Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
Summary:
Relief of a standing female figure with her back to the viewer and her face in profile appears on the door of the Sherwood Mausoleum. The figure reaches out to the handle of the door with her proper right hand. Her proper left hand is raised and rests on some of the ornamental detail of the door. This ornamental detail consists of three rows of flower along the top quarter followed by a narrow band of a wave-like design. The lower portion of the door is a grill work of foliage. The figure's long flowing gown is off the shoulder on the proper right side and her hair is braided around her head.
