Sermon in Stone: Symbols and Iconography in the Garfield Monument

Authors

• Allan Peskin

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-1990

Abstract

Allan Peskin discusses the events that led to President James A. Garfield’s monument in Cleveland. Described as ostentatious compared to many other longer-standing president’s tombs, Peskin makes the case that America “chose to memorialize Garfield not for what he said, or even for what he did, but for who he was – a symbol of their own aspirations”. Conference paper; originally published in Western Reserve Studies Symposium (5th:1990 : Cleveland, Ohio)

Keywords

Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881--Monuments

Publication Title

Western Reserve Studies Symposium

Volume

5

Rights

© Author(s). Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, provides this content for non-commercial, personal, or research use only. All other use, including but not limited to commercial or scholarly reproductions, redistribution, publication or transmission, whether by electronic means or otherwise, without prior written permission of the copyright holder is strictly prohibited.

Recommended Citation

Peskin, Allan, "Sermon in Stone: Symbols and Iconography in the Garfield Monument" (1990). Western Reserve Studies Symposium. 222.
https://commons.case.edu/wrs-symposium/222