The Angel of Death Victorious
| The Angel of Death Victorious | |
|---|---|
| Haserot Angel | |
 Bronze statue in Lake View Cemetery | |
 | |
| Artist | Herman Matzen |
| Year | 1923 |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Dimensions | 160 cm × 260 cm (5.4 ft × 8.4 ft) |
| Location | |
The Angel of Death Victorious, commonly known as the Haserot Angel, is a bronze sculpture located in the Cleveland Heights, Ohio portion of Lake View Cemetery.[1] It depicts an angel seated on a polished marble base holding an inverted torch, and was created by artist Herman Matzen.[2] The sculpture has become a tourist destination in part for the black "tears" apparent on the angel’s face resulting from oxidation of the metal over time.[3][4]
Description
[edit]The statue was commissioned by industrialist Francis Henry Haserot, president of the Haserot Company of Cleveland, after the death of his wife in 1919.[5] Herman Matzen, an Ohio-based sculptor from Denmark was commissioned to create the grave marker, which was initially made in clay. The angel has in recent years become a haunted attraction, with reports of tourists seeing, hearing, or otherwise experiencing strange paranormal phenomena.[6][7]
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Popular Culture
[edit]- The cover of the extended play "Open the Mind to Discomfort" (2015), by the metalcore/sludge metal band Will Haven, from Sacramento, California.
- The cover of the studio album titled Reluctant Hero by American heavy metal supergroup band Killer Be Killed, from Los Angeles, California. The cover was selected after a declaration by Max Cavalera in an interview with Revolver; this was in a period where he was looking for "black metal" images through National Geographic magazines.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Points of Interest". Lake View Cemetery. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Haserot Monument". Ohio Outdoor Sculpture. The Sculpture Center. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ↑ Prezenkowski, Jasmine (November 3, 2010). "Lake View Cemetery". Cleveland Historical. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ↑ "The Haserot Angel". Atlas Obscura. November 7, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ↑ Coates, William R. (1924). A history of Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland. The American Historical Society. LCCN 24029194.
- ↑ Constantine, Sophia (December 23, 2021). "Exploring Ohio: The Angel of Death Victorious". Spectrum News 1. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ↑ Belanger, Michelle (January 8, 2011). Haunting Experiences: Encounters with the Otherworldly. Llewellyn Worldwide. ISBN 978-0-7387-2226-9.
External links
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