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    		• Crunelle, Leonard,
     
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    		• American Bronze Company,
     
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    		• George Dodds and Sons Granite Company,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- McCulloch, George,
     
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    		• Occupation -- Monetary
     
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    		• Occupation -- Writer
     
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    		• Occupation -- Transportation
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Muncie
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (George McCulloch Memorial), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Crunelle, Leonard, 1872-1944, sculptor.
    American Bronze Company, founder.
    George Dodds and Sons Granite Company, fabricator.
    Title: 
    (George McCulloch Memorial), (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    George Foulke McCulloch Statue, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Cast 1915. Dedicated Oct. 31, 1917. Rededicated Oct. 22, 2000.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: cast bronze; Base: polished pink granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 8 x 3 x 3 ft.; Granite base: approx. 72 x 80 x 80 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Bronze plaque on front of base:) BY THE PEOPLE OF/DELAWARE COUNTY TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF/GEORGE FOULKE McCULLOCH/1855-1915/TRUE AS A MAN, DEVOTED AS A FRIEND, PUBLIC SPIRITED AND/SELF-SACRIFICING AS A CITIZEN (On bronze base, figure's proper left side:) Cast by American Art Bronze Foundry, Chicago, IL unsigned Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Standing figure of George McCulloch wearing a suit, vest, topcoat and spats. His proper right hand is in his pocket and his proper left hand holds a fedora and gloves by his side. The figure is set on a polished granite base.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- McCulloch, George, -- Full length
    Occupation -- Monetary -- Philanthropist
    Occupation -- Writer -- Journalist
    Occupation -- Transportation
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Muncie
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Muncie, Parks & Recreation Department, 1800 South Grant Street, Muncie, Indiana 47302
    Located McCulloch Park, Broadway & White River Boulevard, Muncie, Indiana
    Remarks: 
    The statue commemorates George Foulke McCulloch, financier, businessman, newspaper owner, politician, and philanthropist, who is considered "Muncie's first citizen." He was one of the organizers of the Indiana Union Traction company which provided electric trolley service to Muncie, and he founded the Muncie Star in 1899, and later formed the Star League of newspapers in Indiana. When he died in 1915 this statue was erected with funding provided by public contributions, including pennies donated by thousands of school children.
    IAS files contain a copy of the Muncie Evening Press (Muncie, IN), June 10, 1915, discussing plans for the memorial to McCulloch, who donated the land for park between 1892 and 1911. Press article includes engraving of first design submitted by George Dodds and Sons Granite Company, which called for a life-size statue surrounded by an exedra, estimated cost of $15,000. IAS files also contain a copy of the Muncie Star (Muncie, IN), April 14, 1916, discussing award of contract to Leonard Crunelle; article from Muncie Evening Press, Nov. 1, 1917, discussing dedication ceremony; and article from Muncie Star, June 5, 1927, discussing landscaping for the park around the statue. IAS files also contain copy of dedication invitation. In 2000, statue was restored and moved to the McCulloch Park entrance at the corner of Broadway and White River Boulevard. IAS files contain rededication brochure.
    Conservation: 
    Treated 2000 August. Venus Bronze Works, Inc. (Detroit, Michigan). Treatment report is on file with the owner.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
    Kreps, Mark J., 1999, 2000.
    Muncie Star (Muncie, IN), July 20, 2000.
    Muncie Star (Muncie, IN), June 5, 1927.
    Muncie Evening Press, Nov. 1, 1917.
    Muncie Star (Muncie, IN), April 14, 1916.
    Muncie Evening Press (Muncie, IN), June 10, 1915.
    SOS Assessment Award, 1998.
    SOS Conservation Treatment Award, 1999.
    SOS Conservation Notification Report, 2000.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    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 IN000186
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