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- The Adams Memorial is a grave marker located in Section E of Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. , that features a cast bronze allegorical sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The shrouded figure is seated against a granite block, which forms one side of a hexagonal plot, designed by architect Stanford White. Erected in 1891, the monument was commissioned by author/historian Henry Adams (a member of the Adams political family) as a memorial to his wife, Clover Hooper Adams. Adams advised Saint-Gaudens to contemplate iconic images from Buddhist devotional art. One such subject, Kwannon (also known as Guan Yin, the Bodhisattva of compassion), is frequently depicted as a seated figure draped in cloth. In particular, a painting of Kannon by Kanō Motonobu, in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and shown to Saint-Gaudens by John LaFarge, is said to have played a major role in influencing the conception and design of this sculpture. Saint-Gaudens may also have been influenced by Parisian funerary art from his stay in France. Saint-Gaudens's name for the bronze figure is The Mystery of the Hereafter and The Peace of God that Passeth Understanding, but the public commonly called it Grief—an appellation that Henry Adams apparently disliked. In a letter addressed to Homer Saint-Gaudens, on January 24, 1908, Adams instructed him: "Do not allow the world to tag my figure with a name! Every magazine writer wants to label it as some American patent medicine for popular consumption—Grief, Despair, Pear's Soap, or Macy's Mens' Suits Made to Measure. Your father meant it to ask a question, not to give an answer; and the man who answers will be damned to eternity like the men who answered the Sphinx. " At the time of Saint-Gaudens's death, the statue was well-known as an important work of American sculpture. Its popularity inspired at least one forgery, the Black Aggie, which was sold to General Felix Agnus for his gravesite. An informative and engaging study of the memorial and the relationship between Clover and Henry Adams is Clover: The Tragic Love Story of Clover and Henry Adams and Their Brilliant Life in America's Gilded Age by historian Otto Friedrich. On March 16, 1972, the Adams Memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Das Adams Memorial ist ein Grabstein in Sektion E auf dem Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D. C. , dessen besonderes Merkmal eine allegorische Bronzeskulptur des Bildhauers Augustus Saint-Gaudens ist. Die eingehüllte Figur sitzt auf einem Block aus Granit, der eine Seite eines sechseckigen Grundrisses darstellt, der von dem Architekten Stanford White entworfen wurde. 1891 errichtet, wurde das Denkmal durch den zur Politikerfamilie Adams gehörenden Autor und Historiker Henry Adams als Andenken an seine Frau Clover Hooper Adams gestiftet. Adams beauftragte Saint-Gaudens, sich an den ikonischen Darstellungen buddhistischer Verehrungskunst zu orientieren. Eine dieser Gestalten, Guanyin, die Bodhisattva des Mitgefühls, wird häufig als sitzende Figur dargestellt, die in Stoff gehüllt ist. Die Figur ist allerdings geschlechtslos dargestellt, wie Adams am 16. Dezember 1908 in einem Brief an Theodore Roosevelt erklärt. Henry Adams starb 1918 und wurde an der Seite seiner Frau in dem Grabmal beigesetzt. Saint-Gaudens war wohl durch seinen Aufenthalt in Frankreich auch von der Pariser Friedhofskunst beeinflusst. Saint-Gaudens’ Name für die Bronzestatue ist „The Mystery of the Hereafter and The Peace of God that Passeth Understanding“, aber die Öffentlichkeit benannte die Skulptur „Grief“ – Trauer –, eine Bezeichnung, die Henry Adams nicht leiden mochte. In einem Brief, den er am 24. Januar 1908 an Homer Saint-Gaudens schrieb, wies er ihn an: Zum Zeitpunkt von Saint-Gaudens’ Tod galt die Skulptur als wichtiges Werk der US-amerikanischen Bildhauerei. Seine Bekanntheit inspirierte zumindest zu einer Nachahmung, der Black Aggie, die an General Felix Agnus für sein Grabmal verkauft wurde. Eine eingehende Studie des Grabmals und der Beziehung zwischen Clover und Henry Adams ist „Clover: The Tragic Love Story of Clover and Henry Adams and Their Brilliant Life in America’s Gilded Age“ des Historikers Otto Friedrich. Das Adams Memorial wurde am 16. März 1972 in das National Register of Historic Places aufgenommen.
- O Memorial Adams é um monumento localizado na Seção E do Cemitério Rock Creek, Washington, DC, que apresenta uma escultura em bronze de Augusto Saint-Gaudens. A estátua está envolta em um manto sentada contra um bloco de granito, que fica em um dos lados de um platô hexagonal, projetado pelo arquiteto Stanford White. Erguido em 1891, o monumento foi encomendado pelo historiador Henry Adams (um membro da família Adams de políticos) como um memorial à sua esposa, Clover Hooper Adams. Adams aconselhou Saint-Gaudens para contemplar imagens icônicas da arte budista devocional. Um desses ícones, Kwannon (também conhecido como Guan Yin, o Bodhisattva da compaixão), é frequentemente representado como uma figura sentada, envolta em pano. Saint-Gaudens também pode ter sido influenciado pela arte funerária parisiense durante sua estada na França.
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- The Adams Memorial is a grave marker located in Section E of Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. , that features a cast bronze allegorical sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The shrouded figure is seated against a granite block, which forms one side of a hexagonal plot, designed by architect Stanford White. Erected in 1891, the monument was commissioned by author/historian Henry Adams (a member of the Adams political family) as a memorial to his wife, Clover Hooper Adams.
- Das Adams Memorial ist ein Grabstein in Sektion E auf dem Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D. C. , dessen besonderes Merkmal eine allegorische Bronzeskulptur des Bildhauers Augustus Saint-Gaudens ist. Die eingehüllte Figur sitzt auf einem Block aus Granit, der eine Seite eines sechseckigen Grundrisses darstellt, der von dem Architekten Stanford White entworfen wurde.
- O Memorial Adams é um monumento localizado na Seção E do Cemitério Rock Creek, Washington, DC, que apresenta uma escultura em bronze de Augusto Saint-Gaudens. A estátua está envolta em um manto sentada contra um bloco de granito, que fica em um dos lados de um platô hexagonal, projetado pelo arquiteto Stanford White. Erguido em 1891, o monumento foi encomendado pelo historiador Henry Adams (um membro da família Adams de políticos) como um memorial à sua esposa, Clover Hooper Adams.
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