Sunday, March 29, 2009

Union Church Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Mississippi

The Union Church Cemetery near Pleasant Hill, Mississippi, has a nice assortment of metal markers.
Photos were taken March 23 by Ray Mannikko. Ray estimates the obelisk below was at least 8 feet tall.

The lamb below is the first I've seen in zinc. The grave also includes a metal footstone.



Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Part II: Statuary

Bonaventure Cemetery has some lovely examples of funerary art, including these statues.

A slightly damaged angel:

One of the better known monuments in the cemetery:


Two examples of bas relief:


The cemetery also has an impressive number of bronzes. I'll include a few in a future post.