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  2. Funerary art in Puritan New England - Wikipedia

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    Early New England Puritan funerary art conveys a practical attitude towards 17th-century mortality; death was an ever-present reality of life, [1] and their funerary traditions and grave art provide a unique insight into their views on death. The minimalist decoration and lack of embellishment of the early headstone designs reflect the British ...

  3. Zerubbabel Collins - Wikipedia

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    Zerubbabel Collins (1733–1797) was a carver of stone gravestones in New England in the 18th century. He has been called "one of the most important carvers represented in Vermont in the years after the American Revolution" [1] and "one of the most talented [gravestone carvers] of his time".

  4. Funerary art - Wikipedia

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    Funerary art is any work of art forming, or placed in, a repository for the remains of the dead. The term encompasses a wide variety of forms, including cenotaphs ("empty tombs"), tomb-like monuments which do not contain human remains, and communal memorials to the dead, such as war memorials , which may or may not contain remains, and a range ...

  5. Category:Funerary art - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Funerary art" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total. ... Funerary art in Puritan New England; Funerary Monument to Sir John ...

  6. Memento mori - Wikipedia

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    Colonial American art saw a large number of memento mori images due to Puritan influence. The Puritan community in 17th-century North America looked down upon art because they believed that it drew the faithful away from God and, if away from God, then it could only lead to the devil.

  7. Category:New England Puritanism - Wikipedia

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    Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640) A. Robert Abell; American bass viol; ... Funerary art in Puritan New England; H. Half-Way Covenant; Thomas Hastings ...

  8. Category:Cemetery art - Wikipedia

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  9. Gershom Bartlett - Wikipedia

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    Gershom Bartlett (February 19, 1723 – December 23, 1798) was a stone carver who carved tombstones in colonial Connecticut and Vermont.His carved gravestones are widespread in colonial burying grounds in eastern Connecticut as well as towns in Vermont and New Hampshire near the Connecticut River.