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Vawter Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Schwarz, Rudolf, 1866-1912, sculptor. Title:  Vawter Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1905. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Basin: limestone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 x 3 x 3 1/2 ft.; Basin: approx. 14 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on base:) TO COMMEMORATE THE VALOR/OF THE SOLDIERS OF JOHNSON CO./IN DEFENSE OF THE UNION/1861-1865/THIS FOUNTAIN IS ERECTED BY/JOHN T. VAWTER/1905 unsigned Description:  Standing Union soldier high atop a pedestal. He holds a rifle in his proper right hand and proper left hand is shading eyes as he looks into the distance. Weaponry includes revolver on proper right hip, sword on proper left hip and cartridge box on belt. On front of pedestal in relief is a bronze eagle and portrait of John T. Vawter, and on the rear is a flag. All four sides have a bronze lion's head spewing water into a semi-circular fountain basin. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object -- Weapon -- Gun Animal -- Lion Object Type:  Fountain Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Franklin Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Johnson County, Board of Commissioners, 86 West Court Street, Franklin, Indiana 46131 Located Johnson County Courthouse, North Wayne & West Jefferson, Franklin, Indiana Remarks:  Gift of John T. Vawter. Fountain cost $5,000. IAS files contain a related article from Nostalgia News, a publication of the Johnson County Historical Museum, issue 12, Nov. 1981. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. 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 IN000226   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000226 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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