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Tour Guide with major interest in Colonial / Rev War Era history, & Gilded Age sculptors. You'll find my downloadable audio tours on Audible and Audiobooks. Pianist/musician, I'm working on a YouTube channel to offer up a mish-mash of all my interests
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Scilla & Dahlia -- One of my favorite color combinations in the garden -- or anywhere

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Honoring the great 19th-century artist and sculptor, Augustus Saint Gaudens, born on 1 March 1848

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The Corby Mausoleum Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington DC William & Charles Corby operated the Corby Baking Co in the 1890s. The company developed baking techniques that would produce the quintessential white loaf that we all loved with peanut butter and jelly, Wonder Bread #WonderBread

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Victorian Funeral Carriage Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington DC, 2022 This carriage suddenly appeared, trundling up the path. My first thought was "Scroooooge." Then I thought it might be coming for me! Actually, it was probably there for a video shoot #victorianmourning

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David Brinkley, Oakdale Cemetery NC Together with Chet Huntley -- the nightly Huntley-Brinkley Report, most-watched news show during the Vietnam Era. Bringing the war into living rooms around the country each night, reading a list of casualties. #graveyard

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Henry Bacon, Oakdale Cemetery Wilmington, NC Bacon was the architect of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. He and sculptor, Daniel Chester French worked together on the memorial -- their artistic partnership spanned 25+ years -- & many other well-known monuments, both public and private.

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Marble Lions – Boston Public Library Sculptor: Louis Saint-Gaudens The two lions, gifts from the men of the 2nd & 20th MA Infantry, are carved from Siena marble and flank the grand staircase. From the staircase, the lion on the right honors the 2nd MA, the lion on the left honors the 20th MA

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From the FDR Memorial in Washington, DC

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Each year in May, Washington National Cathedral in DC holds a Flower Mart and at the same time, the nearby embassies send floral arrangements for display around the building. These photos are from a few years ago -- from the Royal Thai Embassy, the "flowers" are made of fruits & vegetables!

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The Dream Garden: Maxfield Parrish & Tiffany Studios. In the early 1900s, publisher Cyrus Curtis commissioned artist Maxfield Parrish and fabricator Louis Comfort Tiffany to create a mural for the lobby of his building, the Curtis Publishing Company in Philadelphia.

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George Robert White Memorials Forest Hills Cemetery & Boston Public Garden Sculptor: Daniel Chester French White owned the Potter Drug & Chemical Corp and throughout his life he supported many causes around Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital, College of Pharmacy, and the Museum of Fine Arts.

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Edward Everett Hale, Boston Public Garden Grand-nephew of Nathan Hale, Edward was a respected minister and writer. He also served as Chaplain of the US Senate and someone once asked him if he prayed for the Senators, to which Hale replied: “No, I look at the Senators, and pray for the country.”

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Rock Creek Cemetery, Paul Raymond Tully Tully's unique grave marker consists of a base, a Windsor chair, 2 coffee cups, and a newspaper folded on the chair. Tully was the political director of the Democratic National Committee and one of the party's top strategists. He died in 1992, at age 48.

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Mary Wigglesworth, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge MA Carved in marble, this striking Victorian vernacular piece is incredibly detailed. Little is known about the carver, William Lydon, but he was obviously a skilled artist and craftsman who put much time and thought into this cradle.

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Chickering monument, “The Realization of Faith” Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge MA As a craftsman and inventor, Jonas Chickering (1798-1853) established Chickering & Sons Pianos in 1823. Chickering was the first piano manufacturer in America – and you can still find some of his pianos today.

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Aquia Episcopal Church, Stafford VA Built in 1757 Building the church cost over 100,000 pounds of tobacco (the currency of the time). George Washington's army passed by during the Revolutionary War and both Union and Confederate troops camped here during the Civil War. See alt text for more info

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John Harvard & Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet Two early pieces by sculptor Daniel Chester French John Harvard: Harvard University, Cambridge MA Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet: Gallaudet University, Washington DC Best known for the Lincoln Memorial, French's body of work honors many other influential Americans

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Edwin Booth Memorial, Gramercy Park NYC Actor, brother of John Wilkes, founder of the Players' Club in New York, Booth survived the family disaster when his brother assassinated Abraham Lincoln. Even with that, he remained a popular actor. He is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge MA

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Gracie -- The Girl in Glass Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain MA This life-sized statue honors Grace Sherwood Allen, who was not quite 5 years old when she died in 1880. She holds stems of daisies and primrose, symbols of innocence and youth.

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