| The Angel of Death Victorious | |
| Other Title 1: | Haserot Angel |
| Artist: | Herman Matzen |
| Height Imperial: | 5.4 |
| Width Imperial: | 8.4 |
| Imperial Unit: | ft |
| Year: | 1923 |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| City: | Cleveland Heights, Ohio |
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.[1] It depicts an angel seated on a polished marble base holding a inverted torch, and was created by artist Herman Matzen.[2] 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.[3] [4]
The statue was commissioned by industrialist Francis Henry Haserot, president of the Haserot Company of Cleveland, after the death of his wife in 1919.[5] 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.[6] [7]