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The Angel of Death Victorious
Haserot Angel
Bronze statue in Lake View Cemetery
ArtistHerman Matzen
Year1923
MediumBronze
Dimensions160 cm × 260 cm (5.4 ft × 8.4 ft)
LocationCleveland Heights, Ohio
Coordinates41°30′46.97″N 81°35′25.38″W / 41.5130472°N 81.5903833°W / 41.5130472; -81.5903833

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. It depicts an angel seated on a polished marble base holding a inverted torch, and was created by artist Herman Matzen. 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.

Description

The statue was commissioned by industrialist Francis Henry Haserot, president of the Haserot Company of Cleveland, after the death of his wife in 1919. 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.

Detail of the sculpture showing the oxidation that resembles tears

References

  1. "Points of Interest". Lake View Cemetery. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  2. "Haserot Monument". Ohio Outdoor Sculpture. The Sculpture Center. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. Prezenkowski, Jasmine (November 3, 2010). "Lake View Cemetery". Cleveland Historical. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. "The Haserot Angel". Atlas Obscura. November 7, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  5. Coates, William R. (1924). A history of Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland. The American Historical Society. LCCN 24029194.
  6. Constantine, Sophia (December 23, 2021). "Exploring Ohio: The Angel of Death Victorious". Spectrum News 1. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  7. Belanger, Michelle (January 8, 2011). Haunting Experiences: Encounters with the Otherworldly. Llewellyn Worldwide. ISBN 978-0-7387-2226-9.

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