Young Jesus & The Guardian Angels
This image is inspired by the sculptors and stonemasons of Colma, California, and brings together much of the artwork being created during the late 1800s when Colma was the burying ground for San Francisco. It was illegal to bury anybody within the city, so they went south to Colma. It's often said that there are more dead people in Colma than alive.
These sculptures are spread throughout a two mile area of the oldest of cemeteries in Colma, named Cypress Gardens. Many of the state's early business families are buried here. In the early 1900s it cost $10 to move the coffin from San Francisco to Colma. Copyright 2011 by William Hodge
