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Randidge Memorial/Grief
Artist:
Robert Kraus and Karl Fehmer
Location:
Forest Hills Cemetery
Location
Forest Hills Cemetery
United States
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Neighborhood:
Jamaica Plain
Type:
Sculpture
Year:
1891
Medium:
Bronze
Collection:
On loan from the Sculpture Foundation to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority since August 2006
Funders:
Forest Hills Cemetery
Description:
The imposing tomb of Boston philanthropist George L. Randidge (1820-1890) is capped by a life-sized seated female figure who represents Grief. Her head, bent in mourning, rests on an inverted torch, its extinguished flame symbolizing death. The figure of Grief was created by sculptor Robert Kraus in 1891, while the tomb was designed by the architects Carl Fehmer and Samuel F. Page. When it was unveiled, the Randidge Memorial was hailed as a model union of the art of sculpture and tomb design.