Dead Art

2007•30m

Documentary

The cemetery, for all its creepiness and mystery, is actually a fascinating place to uncover incredible art, surprising architectural finds, and a rich and varied history. In this provocative and edgy series, we travel from Paris to New Orleans, New York to London, Hollywood and beyond exploring some of the world’s most interesting and visually compelling cemeteries. We uncover fascinating, often scandalous, tales of the graveyard’s residents, plus curious angles, quirky traits, and, first and foremost- artistic appeal.

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Ended

First Aired

August 28, 2007

Last Aired

October 31, 2007

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Gallery HD

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Season

Greenwood - Brooklyn, New York

Air date: 2007-08-28

Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider examines the diverse variety of memorial sculptures on display in New York's Green-Wood Cemetery, including pieces by John Moffitt.

City of the Dead - New Orleans

Air date: 2007-09-05

Dee Snider explores the cemeteries of New Orleans, where bodies are stacked to save space, old vaults are recycled to hold entire generations and graves feature voodoo markings.

Haunted by the Headless Horseman - Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, NY

Air date: 2007-09-12

Dee Snider explores the neo-classical mausoleums of Sleepy Hollow, New York, the town that inspired author Washington Irving's ghost story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

R.I.P. V.I.P. - Los Angeles

Air date: 2007-09-19

Dee Snider explores Forest Lawn cemetery in Los Angeles, the resting place of many stars from the golden era of Hollywood.

Curious Collection - Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY

Air date: 2007-09-26

Dee Snider visits New York's Woodlawn Cemetery to see the mausoleums created by Attilio Piccirilli, who made his name carving the Lincoln Memorial.

London

Air date: 2007-10-09

Dee Snider visits West Norwood in south London, which has a cemetery featuring examples of European art and architecture spanning several centuries.

Boston, Massachusetts

Air date: 2007-10-17

Dee Snider visits Forest Hills Cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts, a pictureseque 250-acre site that is home to four sculptures by Daniel Chester French.

Paris

Air date: 2007-10-23

Dee Snider visits Pere Lachaise cemetery on the outskirts of Paris, which is home to the graves of Chopin, Isadora Duncan, Jim Morrison, Balzac, Oscar Wilde and Edith Piaf.

Mysteries of Prague

Air date: 2007-10-24

Dee Snider visits the Vysehrad Cemetery in Prague, the location of the graves of many significant Czech musicians, artists, writers and actors.

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Mexico's Illustrious Dead

Air date: 2007-10-31

Dee Snider concludes his tour of famous cemeteries with a visit to Mexico's Panteon de Dolores, a site filled with coloured tombs, icons and artworks.