Colfax Memorial

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Colfax Memorial
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Colfax Memorial
Medium Bronze sculpture
Subject Schuyler Colfax
Location Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Coordinates 39°46′19″N86°09′24″W / 39.7720°N 86.1567°W / 39.7720; -86.1567

The Colfax Memorial is an outdoor sculpture of Schuyler Colfax, installed in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Colfax Memorial, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture! . Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  2. "University Park – Indiana War Memorials Foundation". Archived from the original on 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-10-08.