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Houston's
Glenwood Cemetery
When we first published
a photo of a weeping angel monument in Houston's
Glenwood Cemetery, we were notified that the statue's location
was misidentified. The writer had seen it just a week before in Scottsville,
Texas (just east of Marshall). Although no photo was furnished, we
remembered his letter and two years later on a trip to NE Texas, we
went to investigate. more
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A view of the
Scottsville cemetery and chapel.
The Youree
angel is visible just left of center.
TE Photo October, 2001 |
Scottsville
/ Youree Cemetery
The Scottsville
/ Youree Cemetery can be found on FM 1998 about 12 miles East
of Marshall.
Indeed, there is a near-identical twin to the Houston weeping angel
- complete with severed arm. Only the names and the statue bases are
slightly different. The inscription on the Glenwood angel is the simple
surname of Hill while the
one in Scottville bears the name Youree. |
| The cemetery
is said to be the largest collection of Teich's work in one place
in Texas. Several other angels stand
very near "Grief" and for its size, the Scottsville
/ Youree Cemetery is probably the most picturesque in the state,
despite being heavily vandalized in the late 1980s. |
Calvary Cemetery
in Grayson County
A comparison of
the two works was in preparation when we received photos of a third
"sister angel" from contributor Justin
Parson of McKinney.
In Mr. Parson's photos (from the Calvary Cemetery in Grayson County)
the angel has her arm intact - an important clue in case the other
two statues are ever restored. |
Subject: Denison
Weeping Angel
" On your wonderful page about the Weeping Angels. I am sad to
inform you that her arm was broken off sometime this late winter or
spring. I drove by and saw it , so sad!" - Susan Hawkins, May
25, 2011
"Sad to report the Denison weeping angel has lost her hand."-
Tommy Thedford, Dallas TX,. February 20, 2016 |
Denison,
TX - Grayson County Calvary Cemetery Weeping Angel with broken
arm
Photo courtesy Tommy Thedford, February 2016 |
Denison,
TX - Grayson County Calvary Cemetery Weeping Angel with broken
arm
Photo courtesy Tommy Thedford, February 2016 |
Denison,
TX - Grayson County Calvary Cemetery Weeping Angel with broken
arm
Photo courtesy Tommy Thedford, February 2016 |
| Photo
courtesy Leigh Lunsford |
The Fourth
“Weeping Angel” in Texas
Photos of a fourth
“Weeping Angel” in Texas have been provided by Leigh Lunsford.
This angel is different from the first two in that the wrist (broken
on the sister statues in Houston and Scottsville) has a support
attached. - Editor
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| Waco’s
Holy Cross Cemetery |
| Photo
courtesy Charles Watson |
We have been
told by monumentalists (the proper name for people who make monuments)
that in the case of statuary like this, apprentice stonecarvers learned
their craft by making copies of the master's original. Knock-offs
were possible, but when one examines the quality of the work on all
three statues - it's obvious that no one was cutting corners when
these sister angels were carved. The Youree
monument, which received huge regional newspaper coverage, is
said to have generated $40,000 in orders for the Teich monument works.
Anyone with information on the Texas angel sorority
or anyone who has information on stonecarver apprenticeship procedures
in early 20th Century Texas, please write to editor@texasescapes.com |
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