Colfax Memorial
{{Short description|Sculpture in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.}}
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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 {{cvt|8|ft|4|in}} x {{cvt|2|ft}} x {{cvt|2|ft}}. and rests on an Oak Hill granite pedestal that measures approximately {{cvt|11|ft|8|in}} x {{cvt|7.66|ft}} x {{cvt|6.67|ft}}.{{Cite web |title=Colfax Memorial, (sculpture). |url=https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!18839~!0#focus |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=Save Outdoor Sculpture! |publisher=Smithsonian Institution |archive-date=2017-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510103250/http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!18839~!0#focus |url-status=live }}
History
According to the Indiana War Memorials Foundation, the statue was the first installed in University Park.{{Cite web |title=University Park – Indiana War Memorials Foundation |url=https://www.indianawarmemorials.org/explore/university-park/ |access-date=2024-10-08 |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519082436/https://www.indianawarmemorials.org/explore/university-park/ |url-status=live }} The work was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.
See also
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References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Schuyler Colfax (Lorado Zadoc Taft)}}
{{Monuments in Indianapolis}}
Category:Bronze sculptures in Indiana
Category:Monuments and memorials in Indiana
Category:Outdoor sculptures in Indianapolis
Category:Sculptures of men in Indiana
Category:Statues in Indianapolis
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