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William Wetmore Story
William Wetmore Story was an American sculptor, art critic, poet and editor.-Biography:William Wetmore Story was the son of jurist Joseph Story and Sarah Waldo Story...
which serves as the grave stone of the artist and his wife at the Protestant Cemetery, Rome
Protestant Cemetery, Rome
The Protestant Cemetery , now officially called the Cimitero acattolico and often referred to as the Cimitero degli Inglesi is a cemetery in Rome, located near Porta San Paolo alongside the Pyramid of Cestius, a small-scale Egyptian-style pyramid built in 30 BC as a tomb and later incorporated...
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A replica located in Palo Alto, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
was made in 1901 to honor Henry Lathrop, brother to Jane Stanford
Jane Stanford
Jane Stanford was the co-founder of Stanford University with her husband, Leland Stanford, whom she wed in 1850. She was the daughter of a shopkeeper and lived on Washington Avenue in Albany, New York, before her marriage...
, Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
co-founder, but was severely damaged in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, leading to its replacement in 1908. After years of neglect, the 1908 replacement was fully restored in 2001.
This style of monument is also referred to as "Weeping Angel."
Copies or replicas in the United States
- Cassard Monument, Green-Wood CemeteryGreen-Wood CemeteryGreen-Wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 as a rural cemetery in Brooklyn, Kings County , New York. It was granted National Historic Landmark status in 2006 by the U.S. Department of the Interior.-History:...
, Brooklyn, New York, 1909 or 1910
- pictured in Victorian Cemetery Art
- Chapman H Hyams tomb, Metairie CemeteryMetairie CemeteryMetairie Cemetery is a cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The name has caused some people to mistakenly presume that the cemetery is located in Metairie, Louisiana, but it is located within the New Orleans city limits, on Metairie Road .-History:This site was previously a horse...
, New Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
- early 20th century
- pictured in New Orleans Architecture, Volume lll: the Cemeteries
- Di Cesare Monument, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, NY
- Hooper monument, Hingham, MassachusettsHingham, MassachusettsHingham is a town in northern Plymouth County on the South Shore of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and suburb in Greater Boston. The United States Census Bureau 2008 estimated population was 22,561...
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- pictured in Memorial Art, Ancient and Modern
- Lathrop Memorial, Stanford Arboretum, Stanford UniversityStanford UniversityThe Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, California, Antonio Bernieri, sculptor, 1908
- A photo of the Memorial after the 1906 quake, showing the fallen canopy.
- Pool Memorial, Cypress Lawn Memorial ParkCypress Lawn Memorial ParkCypress Lawn Memorial Park, established by Hamden Holmes Noble in 1892, is a cemetery located in Colma, California, a place known as the "City of the Silent". It is the final resting site for several members of the celebrated Hearst family plus other prominent citizens from the greater San...
, Colma, CaliforniaColma, CaliforniaColma is a small incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, at the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 1,792 at the 2010 census. The town was founded as a necropolis in 1924....
- pictured in Permanent Californians: An Illustrated Guide to the Cemeteries of California This memorial is about 3/4 scale compared to the Lathrop Memorial.
- Trorlicht Monument, Calvary Cemetery. St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
- pictured in Soul in the Stone: Cemetery Art From America's Heartland
- Three Texas Angels of Grief, http://www.texasescapes.com/Cemeteries/Three-Weeping-Angels.htm
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- Glenwood CemeteryGlenwood CemeteryGlenwood Cemetery could refer to:*Glenwood Cemetery *Glenwood Cemetery , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts...
in HoustonHouston, TexasHouston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
, TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in... - Scottsville-Youree Cemetery in ScottsvilleScottsville, TexasScottsville is a city in Harrison County, Texas, United States. The population was 263 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 272.-Geography:...
, Texas, established by the ShreveportShreveport, LouisianaShreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....
banker Peter YoureePeter YoureePeter Youree was an American businessman and banker from Shreveport, Louisiana, who in 1910 built his city's first skyscraper, the ten-story Commercial National Bank Building. He also financed the construction of his massive Youree Hotel — later called the Washington Youree Hotel — in downtown...
to honor his son - Calvary Cemetery in Denison.
- Glenwood Cemetery
- Steen Monument, Oakland Cemetery Little Rock, ArkansasLittle Rock, ArkansasLittle Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
- Chapel of the ChimesChapel of the Chimes (Hayward, California)Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park and Funeral Home is a cemetery, mausoleum, crematorium, columbarium and funeral home complex in Hayward, California. The site was first established as a seven acre cemetery in 1872. Interment records are at 5,289.One of the memorial park's three mausoleums is...
, Hayward, CaliforniaHayward, CaliforniaHayward is a city located in the East Bay in Alameda County, California. With a population of 144,186, Hayward is the sixth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area and the third largest in Alameda County. Hayward was ranked as the 37th most populous municipality in California. It is included in...
- Reverend Thomas Teasdale monument, Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi
Copies or replicas in Canada
- North Vancouver Cemetery Vancouver, British Columbia
- This replica is visible at the end of the 2010 movie Charlie St. Cloud.
Copies or replicas in Costa Rica
- Cementerio General San José, Costa RicaSan José, Costa RicaSan José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation.Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, San...
- pictured in http://www.panoramio.com/photo/2547536
Copies or replicas in Luxembourg
- Limbertsberg's Notre-Dame cemetery (Luxembourg) LimpertsbergLimpertsbergLimpertsberg is a quarter in north-western Luxembourg City, in the centre of Luxembourg.In the south, on the border with the main city is the Glacis, a large open air parking lot which hosts the annual Schueberfouer fair, the largest fair in the country...
Reproductions in popular culture
Pictures of the statue appear on the covers of Evanescence EP by EvanescenceEvanescence
Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After recording private albums, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen, on Wind-up Records in 2003. Fallen sold more than 17 million copies worldwide...
(1998), Once
Once (Nightwish album)
Once is the fifth studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released on June 7, 2004 by Nuclear Blast and on November 24 by Spinefarm, with the US release on October 5 by Roadrunner Records. In an interview, Tuomas Holopainen said that it is up to the listener to find out the meaning...
by Nightwish
Nightwish
Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. Formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen, Nightwish's current line-up has five members, although Tarja has been replaced by Anette Olzon and the...
(2004), Embossed Dream in Four Acts
Embossed Dream in Four Acts
-Track listing:# "Autumn's Grief " — 1:52# "The Total Absence Of Light " — 5:48# "Faithless " — 6:08# "War Symphony " — 7:50# "Garden Of Temptation " — 5:50...
by Odes of Ecstasy
Odes Of Ecstasy
Odes of Ecstasy is a Greek death metal band formed in November 1993 by Dimitris Bikos and Joseph Nikou.-History:In 1994, Dimitris Panayiotidis joined the band on guitar, and in December 1995 they released a promo tape containing one song, "Theogony."...
(1998) and Letanías: Capítulo III by Anabantha
Anabantha
Anabantha is a Gothic metal band from Mexico, founded in 1997. In 2006, they signed with Mexican Label Discos y Cintas Denver.-1997-2006:The band began in 1997 with Duan Marie on vocals and Vlad Landeros on keyboards, performing under the name Sentido Pésame. In 1998, the band changed its name to...
(2006). All four bands have arguably gothic
Goth subculture
The goth subculture is a contemporary subculture found in many countries. It began in England during the early 1980s in the gothic rock scene, an offshoot of the post-punk genre. The goth subculture has survived much longer than others of the same era, and has continued to diversify...
influences. It is also featured on the album art of The Edges of Twilight
The Edges of Twilight
The Edges of Twilight is the third album by The Tea Party. The album features many instruments from around the world, giving various songs a strong world music flavour in addition to the rock/blues influences evident in the band's earlier releases...
by The Tea Party
The Tea Party
The Tea Party is a Canadian rock band with blues, progressive rock, Indian and Middle Eastern influences, dubbed "Moroccan roll" by the media. Active throughout the 1990s up until 2005 when the band broke up, The Tea Party released eight albums on EMI Music Canada, selling 1.6 million records...
(1995). It was also used in the documentary Flight from Death
Flight from death
Flight from Death is a documentary film that investigates the relationship of human violence to fear of death, as related to subconscious influences. The film describes death anxiety as a possible root cause of many human behaviors on a psychological, spiritual, and cultural level. It was directed...
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