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Roxie and Stella Ginocchio Monument, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Unknown (Italian)  Search this
Subject:
Ginocchio, Roxie W  Search this
Ginocchio, Stella  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Gravestone
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Marshall Parks and Recreation Department 2501 East End Boulevard South, P. O. Box 698 Marshall Texas 75671
Located Greenwood Cemetery Intersection of East Avenue at Barney Carter Street Marshall Texas
Date:
1894 or 1895. Dedicated probably 1895
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
Summary:
A grave monument for the Ginocchio family, with a bust of their sixteen year old daughter Stella, and a relief bust of the mother, Roxie. The tall vertical domed monument is topped by a cross and supported by four Corinthian columns. Set on an urn atop a middle column is Stella Ginocchio's bust. She wears a blouse with a high collar and her long, curly hair is pulled back in a pony tail, tied with a ribbon. Roxie Ginocchio's relief bust is on the front of the tiered base on the monument. Her curly hair is piled on top of her head and she wears a lace-trimmed, dress or blouse with high collar.
Topic:
Portrait female--Bust  Search this
Control number:
IAS TX000723
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_333625