This was among the most expressive grave markers I found at Green-Wood. The patience conveyed by the position of the arms, combined by the upraised face, suggests a sense wistful longing. The sculpted figure sits atop the grave of a man – could this represent the mourning wife or daughter that he left behind? I framed the sculpture in foliage, both living and dead, bringing the life cycle of nature itself to bear upon this figure from another time.