Moishe Smith

American
(1929–1993)

The Jewish Cemetery: Prague
1979

Etching
24 x 32 in.
Museum Permanent Collection
1984.1091

• cemeteries - In general, areas used for burial or entombment. Specifically, typically refers to relatively large public parks or grounds laid out expressly for the interment of the dead, and not being the yard of any church. Originally the term was derived from the Latin "cœmeterium," referring to Roman underground cemeteries or catacombs.
• headstones - Stones, usually upright, placed at the top of graves, that is, over the head of the interred body; generally includes an inscription noting the name and life and death dates of the deceased. For upright grave or commemorative stones in an ancient context, prefer "funerary stelea."
• trees - Woody, perennial plants usually with a single, long, self-supporting stem or trunk, and which grow to a considerable height.