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Cemeteries

This rare collection focuses on the often-overlooked beauty of cemeteries, capturing the quiet dignity of these sacred spaces. Larke, known for his focus on architecture, shifts his gaze to gravestones and cemeteries, exploring the delicate intersection of time, nature, and memory. Each piece reflects a deep reverence for the passage of life, as weathered monuments, overgrown with ivy and moss, become symbols of endurance amidst decay.

Working en plein air, Larke captured the light and shadow that breathe life into these forgotten resting places. Through this series, the viewer is invited to reflect on loss, eternity, and the subtle beauty found in the stillness of the cemetery—one of the more rare and contemplative subjects in his body of work. 

Title: In Loving Memory of John W. Bowser. 1892 - 1956 Builder of the Empire Sate Building New York City. Worlds tallest building.
Aurora Ont. Cemetry (to date)

Location: Aurora, Ontario, Canada
Date: Oct 23/1970
Mediu1m: Pencil and on paper, PC
Size: 9" x 6"
Book: 1  (SB#2)
No details on the back*

Details on the back:  Oct 23/70
Tombstone of John W. Bowser Builder of the Worlds tallest building the Empire State Building in New York

This unsual memorial is situated in The Aurora Ont. Cemetery on Yonge St.

 

Title: Old L.O.L Thompsonville Ont. and graveyard
Location: Thompsonville, Ontario, Canada
Date: Sept 29/1972
Mediu1m: Pencil and on paper
Size: 9" x 6"
Book: 1 (SC #2)
No details on the back*

Details on the back:    Sept 29/72
Thompson Ont. 
Simcoe Rd #10 & 13th Con. Tecumseth Twp.

Old Loyal Orange Lodge. Now boarded up.
The very small village of Thompsonville once aspired to be as big as the town of Alliston.
The railway changed the population growth.

Most of the gravestones date back the the early 1800's Old family plat fenced with wrought iron railings is unmarked. Most markers lie broken on the ground and many are not readable. A tragic reminder of our pioneer past

 

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