Mount Auburn Cemetery was mostly built in an age of symbolism and consciousness of the afterlife. Many of the more elaborate monuments were created not only to remind onlookers of the heaven awaiting us, but of the affluence of those whose memory we honor. Other monuments are testaments to the designers and carvers whose talents and efforts gleam whitely among the brilliant greens and colorful flowers of the sacred garden. This monument depicts a veiled broken pillar, and it was carved out of stone by Boston's best craftsmen. I don't know what the symbolism of a cloak draped over a broken pillar is - perhaps symbolizing a life cut short. But the depiction of soft fabric in hard marble is a sight to behold.
Pencils on sketchbook page, (note sketchy colored pencils), 4" x 8 1/2", May 1975.
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