McManus Memorial, (sculpture)

Object Details

Notes: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.; Image on file.; (On top left side of base:) (Relief of sailboat at Old Orchard Point)/Lucille Palmer McManus/Sept. 27, 1911 May 19, 1979 (On center top of base:) M (On top right side of base:) (Relief of military insignia with globe, anchor, and eagle)/Richard Henry McManus/Oct. 22, 1910 Mar. 5, 1985 unsigned; The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary: A memorial consisting of a large rectangular block supported by two cube-like pedestals. On the front of the rectangular block is a group of geese and ducks in flying formation. The memorial stands atop a low lying base.

Owner/Location: Administered by Huron Cemetary Maintenance P. O. Box, 12 Highland Michigan 48357; Located Pine Lake Cemetary West Bloomfield Michigan

Topic: Homage--McManus, Richard Henry; Homage--McManus, Lucille Palmer; Animal--Bird--Duck; Animal--Bird--Goose; Abstract--Geometric