Hubbard Bell Grossman Pillot Memorial is a public artwork by Lee Lawrie, located at

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. "Hubbard Bell Grossman Pillot Memorial" was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture survey in 1967–1969.

Description

This grave site memorial is a tall marble stele with relief carvings showing a classical nude male seated with his body turned to the right showing his profile. In his left hand he holds a torch and his right arm rests on an urn. The front is inscribed: :HUBBARD :BELL :GROSSMAN :PILLOT Hubbard Bell Grossman Pillot Memorial - Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D

Hubbard Bell Grossman Pillot Memorial - Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D

Information

This grave site serves as the final resting place for National Geographic editor

Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor (; October 28, 1875 – February 4, 1966), father of photojournalism, was the first full-time editing, editor of the ''National Geographic'' magazine (1899–1954). Grosvenor is credited with having built the magazine into ...

and his wife Elsie May Bell (daughter of Alexander Graham Bell). Alexander Graham Bell's parents, Alexander Melville Bell and Eliza Grace Symonds Bell, are also buried here along with fourteen other individuals marked by bronze markers.

References

Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C. Burials at Rock Creek Cemetery Alexander Graham Bell Marble sculptures in Washington, D.C. Cemetery art {{US-sculpture-stub