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Marion Ooletia Kahlert Monument, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Unknown (Italian)  Search this
Subject:
Kahlert, Marion Ooletia  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: marble
Type:
Sculptures-Gravestone
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, S.E Washington District of Columbia 20003
Located Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, S.E Storage Washington District of Columbia 20003
Date:
Ca. 1905
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. 95.
SOS Assessment Award, 1998.
Summary:
Portrait of a little girl named Marion Kahlert standing next to a broken column. Her proper right hand rests on the top of the column. The column is short, representing a short life. She is dressed in Victorian attire for young girls consisting of a knee-length dress with ruffles around the bodice, high-button shoes, and tights. Her long hair falls in ringlets on her shoulders and there is a big bow tied on the proper left side of her head.
Topic:
Portrait female--Full length  Search this
Portrait female--Child  Search this
Dress--Historic--Victorian Dress  Search this
Control number:
IAS DC000141
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_323786