Colfax Memorial
| Colfax Memorial | |
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 The statue in 2024 | |
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| Medium | Bronze sculpture |
| Subject | Schuyler Colfax |
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The Colfax Memorial is an outdoor sculpture of Schuyler Colfax, installed in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Description
[edit]The Colfax Memorial is installed in the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza's University Park. The bronze sculpture measures approximately 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) x 2 ft (0.61 m) x 2 ft (0.61 m). and rests on an Oak Hill granite pedestal that measures approximately 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m) x 7.66 ft (2.33 m) x 6.67 ft (2.03 m).[1]
History
[edit]According to the Indiana War Memorials Foundation, the statue was the first installed in University Park.[2] The work was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.[1]
See also
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References
[edit]- 1 2 "Colfax Memorial, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ↑ "University Park – Indiana War Memorials Foundation". Archived from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
External links
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Media related to Schuyler Colfax (Lorado Zadoc Taft) at Wikimedia Commons
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