Oak Hill Cemetery 3001 R Street, N.W Washington District of Columbia 20007
Date:
1883
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. 491.
Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
Summary:
Standing portrait of Bishop Pinkney dressed in long ecclesiastical robes. His proper right arm rests on a short pedestal and his proper left arm is raised. The portrait rests on a tiered base adorned with a relief of a bishop's hat and staff. The back of the base features a relief of a crown and a fleurs-de-lis design.
