Pro Patria (sculpture)

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Pro Patria
Edificio del Indiana World War Memorial Plaza, Indianapolis, Estados Unidos, 2012-10-22, DD 06.jpg
The statue in 2012
Pro Patria (sculpture)
Medium Bronze sculpture
LocationIndianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Coordinates 39°46′23″N86°09′25″W / 39.7730°N 86.1569°W / 39.7730; -86.1569

Pro Patria is a 1929 sculpture by American artist Henry Hering, [1] installed in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is among the nation's largest sculptural bronze castings. [2] [3] [4]

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The bronze sculpture Pro Patria is installed on the south side of the Indiana War Memorial, in Indianapolis. The statue weighs approximately seven tons and has a pink granite base. [5] [6] It depicts an "exultant" [7] young man draped in an American flag. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Hoosier Banker. Indiana Bankers Association. 1927.
  2. ↑ on, Best Books (1941). Indiana: A Guide to the Hoosier State. Best Books on. ISBN   978-1-62376-013-7.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  3. ↑ Tauranac, John (March 21, 2014). The Empire State Building: The Making of a Landmark. Cornell University Press. ISBN   978-0-8014-7109-4.
  4. ↑ Percoco, James A. (August 25, 2009). Summers with Lincoln: Looking for the Man in the Monuments. Fordham Univ Press. ISBN   978-0-8232-2897-3.
  5. ↑ "Indiana War Memorial Exterior - Pro Patria". State of Indiana. May 4, 2021. Archived from the original on September 17, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  6. ↑ Indiana, 1930. 1930.
  7. ↑ Stevens, Alden; Stevens, Marion Paine (1950). The Stevens America: A Traveler's Guide to the United States. Little, Brown.
  8. ↑ "NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK NOMINATION: INDIANA WORLD WAR MEMORIAL PLAZA HISTORIC DISTRICT". Archived from the original on June 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
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