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Hope Cemetery Granite Grave Art
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Written by The Grave Site
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TOMBSTONE CARVINGS
Barre, Vermont
Since these pictures first appeared on SeacoastNH.com they have appeared in publications across the globe. The appeal of these carved tombs is universal. We salute the largely Italian-American master carvers who have transformed this cemetery into a New England art gallery.
Granite Tombstone Sculptures in Vermont
Hope Cemetery
Coming from the Granite State , we had heard rumors of the famous Italian monument carvers from Barre, VT. But we were unprepared for the astonishing tombstones of Hope Cemetery. Opened in 1896, this graveyard is an art gallery, celebrating life in the midst of death with some of the most compelling, beautiful and quirky carved tombs in the nation.
We arrived on an appropriately gray and threatening day in July and toured, first by car and then on foot, moving from stone to stone -- touching and marveling. While the average New England tombstone evokes a dull finality, these sculptures speak volumes about, both the deceased and the carver.
One "final resting place" is a stuffed armchair. In another, a couple lies in their granite double bed, together as in life, pajamas on. In Hope Cemetery, the angels sometimes look bored with Eternity, while massive gravestones rise like Greek temples nearby.
No subject is too offbeat, personal or creative for the carvers of Barre, "The Granite Capital of the World" -- from soccer balls, airplanes, cars and trucks. One carver evokes an image of his wife in the smoke of his cigar. In another reminiscent of Michelangelo's "Pieta" a woman clasps a turn-of-the-century workman. We from NH salute the stone carvers of Vermont who refuse to give death the final word. Bravo! – J. Dennis Robinson
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