Dexter Graves Monument | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Chicago,_Illinois_Eternal_Silence1_crop.jpg) According to folklore looking into the eyes of the statue will give the viewer a vision of their own death. | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Chicago_locator_map.png)  &sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:USA_Illinois_location_map.svg) &sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Usa_edcp_location_map.svg) | |
| Location | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States |
|---|---|
| Built | 1909 |
| Built by | Jules Bercham |
| Sculptor | Lorado Taft |
| Architectural style | Art Nouveau |
| Part of | Graceland Cemetery (ID00001628) |
| Added to NRHP | January 18, 2001 |
Eternal Silence, alternatively known as the Dexter Graves Monument or the Statue of Death,[1] is a monument in Chicago's Graceland Cemetery and features a bronze sculpture of a hooded and draped figure set upon, and backdropped by, black granite. It was created by American sculptor Lorado Taft in 1909.