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    		• Niehaus, Charles Henry,
     
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    		• Bacon, Henry,
     
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    		• Gorham Manufacturing Company,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Harrison, Benjamin
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Occupation -- Law
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis
     
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    Benjamin Harrison, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Niehaus, Charles Henry, 1855-1935, sculptor.
    Bacon, Henry, 1866-1924, designer.
    Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.
    Title: 
    Benjamin Harrison, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Statue of Benjamin Harrison, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1908. Dedicated Oct. 27, 1908.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone; Exedra: limestone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 128 x 47 x 51 in.; Base: approx. 102 in. x 9 ft. x 9 1/2 ft.; Exedra: approx. 55 in. x 50 ft. x 26 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On sculpture, rear proper right of chair:) .C.H.NIEHAVS./.SCULPTOR./.1908. .NEW.YORK. (Northwest corner of sculpture base:) GORHAM.CO.FOUNDERS. (Front of base:) BENJAMIN HARRISON/A CITIZEN FAITHFUL TO/EVERY OBLIGATION/A LAWYER OF DISTINCTION/A VOLUNTEER SOLDIER IN/THE WAR FOR THE UNION/A SENATOR IN CONGRESS/THE TWENTY-THIRD/PRESIDENT OF THE/UNITED STATES (Front of base, incised:) GREAT LIVES DO NOT GO OUT. THEY GO ON. (Rear of base:) BENJAMIN HARRISON/HIS LIFE EXEMPLIFIED/THE FAITH HE TAUGHT/INDUSTRY--FIDELITY--COURAGE/SOUND STATESMANSHIP/AND JUSTICE THROUGH THE LAW (Rear of plinth:) ERECTED IN THE YEAR 1908 BY HIS/FELLOW CITIZENS/TO WHOM BENJAMIN HARRISON REPRESENTED WHAT IS/BEST IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE (Front of exedra:) THE UNION OF THE UNITED STATES THE SUPREMACY OF THE LAW UNSELFISH PUBLIC SERVICE signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A full-length portrait of President Benjamin Harrison standing before a draped, Greek style chair, depicted as if making a speech. He wears an open overcoat with his proper right hand upraised and his proper left hand holding gloves. Sculpture is mounted on an oval base with a decorative top border and a relief of an eagle on the front, set on a square base. An exedra is behind the memorial in the plaza.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Harrison, Benjamin -- Full length
    Occupation -- Political -- President
    Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis
    Exedra
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Indianapolis, Parks and Recreation Division, 1426 West 29th Street, Indianapolis Indiana 46208
    Located University Park, South end, Indianapolis, Indiana
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was created by Charles Niehaus; base and plaza were designed by Henry Bacon. IAS files contain an article from The Indiana Preservationist 5 (Nov.-Dec. 1983): pg. 1, 10, which discusses the conservation treatment. University Park is listed on the National Register for Historic Places.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IN0013, 1989.
    Monumental News, July 1908, pg. 503.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    The Indiana Preservationist 5 (Nov.-Dec. 1983): pg. 1.
    Monumental News, July 1908, pg. 503.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS 76007326
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