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1919 THE CINCINNAT

NOTABLES AT FUNERAL OF DUVENECK 

Civic and Art Organizations Were Represented

GREAT ARTIST'S WORK 

Beautified Cathedral in Which Services Were Held

His mortal remains covered with a blanket of oak leaves, gift of the Cincinnati Art academy of which he was many years the head, funeral services for Frank Duveneck, famous American artist, were held in St. Mary's cathedral, Covington, on Tuesday morning. In the center of the oak leaf blanket was a fac-simile, in red immortelles, of the painter's signature. Within the chapel of the Blessed Lord, which adjoins the main building of the Covington cathedral, were to be seen four masterpieces of the artist's brush, attesting equally his genius and his devotion to the Christian faith of this mother.
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On the east wall of the chapel hung a mural painting of The Crucifixion, and on one side a depiction of the Blessed Sacrament, on the other the offering of sacrifice according to the Mosaic law. Near the organ loft there hung a painting that depicts the meeting on the road to Emmaus of two disciples with the resurrected Christ.
  
In honor to the man who had so often consecrated his genius to religion, Bishop Brossart occupied the Episcopal throne in the sanctuary during the funeral services. Solemn requiem high mass was sung by the Very Rev. Joseph Flynn, vicar general of Covington diocese. He was assisted by the Rev. Alfred Hanses as deacon of the mass, and the Rev. Herbert Egbring served as sub-deacon.
  
The Rev. Herbert Hillenmeyer was master of ceremonies and J. J. Sullivan directed the force of ushers who seated representatives of numerous civic and art organizations.
  
As president of the Cincinnati Art Museum, Charles P. Taft headed the ranks of honorary pallbearers, which Dr. C. W. Dabney, Charles J. Livingood, Herbert G. French, Dr. John T. Faig, Richard P. Ernst, Paul Ashbrook and Edgar Stillman Kelly. Active pallbearers were C. J. Barnhorn, H. H. Wessel, J. H. Gest, Julius Rolshoven, Edward Goepper, Theodore Dorl, John Dee Wareham, John Rettig and William H. Fry. Still another group of honorary bearers, appointed by Martin Rettig, president of the Cincinnati Art club, included Norbert Heermann, Matt A. Daly, Martin G. Dumler, George Debreiner, A. I. Elzner, Fred Achert, John G. Reilly and William P. McDonald.
  
Although still suffering effects of illness caused by shock of her brother's death, Miss Mary Duveneck was with the family group, which included the artist's two brothers, Charles and John Duveneck. His only son, Captain Frank  Duveneck, is serving in France, and no answer had been received Tuesday to the cablegram announcing the death. Previous to the church ceremony, a short funeral service was held at the Sullivan chapel, on East Fourth street, Cincinnati, by the Rev. John Hickey and the Rev. Joseph Moeller, brother of Archbishop Moeller. Father Moeller was also in charge of brief services held at the Mother of God cemetery.
  
Two special cars conveyed friends of the noted painter and representatives of clubs, civic groups and other organizations to the cemetery. Floral tokens of wonderful beauty, many of them emblematic of the societies to which Duveneck gave generous support, were a feature of the occasion.

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The illustration is made from a hitherto almost unknown work of Duveneck, a portrait of the great artist, painted by himself.