A serpent and some flowers
A detail of the door pull on the Schoenhofen mausoleum at Graceland Cemetery. The structure is “inspired” by Egyptian design: it’s a pyramid.
Wikipedia reports that it is one of the most-photographed mausoleums at Graceland. Had I known that when I was there, I wouldn't have taken any pictures: I am a little bit cranky* that way.
But, since I DID photograph it, and got this relatively creepy shot of a serpent and some flowers, it seemed only right to share it.
Schoenhofen tomb
Graceland Cemetery
Chicago, Illinois
photographed 4.16.2013
*Maybe more than a "little bit cranky," to be fair.
Posted on May 5, 2013, in Cemetery, Photography and tagged 365 photo project, black and white photography, cemetery, chicago, graceland cemetery, graceland cemetery chicago, melinda green harvey, one day one image, photo a day, photography. Bookmark the permalink. 9 Comments.
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Cranky or not, I’m glad you shared the photograph!
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Thank you, Fred. Glad you like the shot. And I will try to be less cranky….
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The detail shot of the serpent is great and the flowers are a nice touch. No need to be “cranky”, it’s a wonderful shot.
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I know – I probably overreacted. It’s just that I hate doing what everyone else does. Glad you like the shot. After we left that cemetery, we realized that this was one of only two graves that had flowers on them. (The other one was Walter Netsch, the architect who designed the chapel at the US AIr Force Academy. And this concludes today’s episode of Architectural History Review.)
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I like this shot too, and “most popular subject” or not, there is always a way to bring something different to it, if you try and have a great eye. Seems to have worked in this case. I am glad you did not look at that article before you went there. I have noticed a lot of pyramid grave markers in the UK, around London. I think they were mostly from the late early or mid 1800’s, following from Napoleon’s pillaging of Egypt and the ensuing interest in things Egyptian.
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This guy died in 1893, so his pyramid was a bit behind the UK trend. As usual, I think. We went to this cemetery to see the grave of the famous architect Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe, so we didn’t really know that we’d see huge monuments to brewers (like this one) or industrialists and other men (always) who were influential in Chicago in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Also: Van der Rohe’s marker – in keeping with his spare, modern design philosophies – was plain and elegant. And, for some reason, taking only a single photograph of it seemed like the right thing to do….
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For me it is beautiful B&W !
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Thank you, Anisja!
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