funeral books
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Works which recount aspects of funeral and memorial activities relating chiefly to royalty, nobility, or famous persons, usually illustrated and containing descriptions of processions, services, attendees, caskets, church decorations, and other funeral furnishings and structures, and often including sermons, eulogies, and other textual testaments to the deceased's virtue and importance.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Willard N. Hirsch papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 1074
Abstract
This collection contains Willard Hirsch's papers, clippings, and publications related to his career as a sculptor, including his correspondence, photographs, sketches of his artwork, a scrapbook related to his work, and exhibition catalogs. It also includes information on his work as an art instructor, his involvement with the arts and Jewish communities in Charleston, South Carolina, and on members of his family, including his wife, Mordenai Raisin Hirsch, and uncle, Herman Rosenbluth.
Dates:
1911-2010
Found in:
Special Collections