A.D.W.-H.M.W. Bench
- Title:
- A.D.W.-H.M.W. Bench
- Collection:
- Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia
- Donor:
- White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918
White, Helen Magill, 1853-1944
- Date:
- 1892
- Acquisition Date:
- 1892
- Location:
- Uris Library, Lawn at northwest corner, Cornell University
- ID Number:
- artsdb_0385
- Accession Number:
- W84-144.3
- File Name:
- AD White bench.jpg
- Work Type:
- benches (furniture)
inscriptions - Materials/Techniques:
- stone
- Subject:
- White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918
White, Helen Magill, 1853-1944 - Image View Type:
- General
- Image View Description:
- Front View
- Description:
- "To those who shall sit here rejoicing/ To those who shall sit here mourning/ Sympathy and greeting/ So have we done in our time. 1892. A.D.W.-H.M.W." Stone bench on lawn at northwest corner of Uris Library. Inscribed on bench.
- Notes:
- This is one of the very few benches at Cornell that has suffered extensive graffitti.
- Repository:
- Cornell University
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The content in the Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia Collection is protected by copyright, and the copyright holders are Cornell University Library and the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus. This collection was created by Cornell University Library in 2010, with funding from a Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences Grant to Howard Howland. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Please contact the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus at cape@cornell.edu for more information about this collection, or to request permission to use these images.