The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Otis

Otis

2008
(American, b. 1949)
Image: 48.4 x 38.1 cm (19 1/16 x 15 in.); Paper: 55.8 x 43.2 cm (21 15/16 x 17 in.)
Location: not on view

Description

This mourning woman with draped and bowed head decorates the tomb in Cleveland’s Lake View Cemetery of Charles Augustus Otis Sr. (1827–1905), a prominent businessman who served as the city’s mayor in 1873–74.
Sculpted at the beginning of the 20th century, the figure’s pose, drapery, and wreath refer to ancient classical sculpture, while her dress evokes 19th-century fashion.
  • Taxel, Barney, and Laura Taxel. The Lake View Cemetery: Photographs from Cleveland's Historic Landmark. 2014
  • {{cite web|title=Otis|url=false|author=Barney Taxel|year=2008|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2017.138