Colfax Memorial
| Colfax Memorial | |
|---|---|
 The statue in 2024 | |
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| Medium | Bronze sculpture |
| Subject | Schuyler Colfax |
| Location | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| 39°46′19″N 86°09′24″W / 39.7720°N 86.1567°W | |
The Colfax Memorial is an outdoor sculpture of Schuyler Colfax, installed in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Description
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
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
References
- ^ a b "Colfax Memorial, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "University Park – Indiana War Memorials Foundation". Archived from the original on 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
External links
Media related to Schuyler Colfax (Lorado Zadoc Taft) at Wikimedia Commons
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