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Saunders, Henry M.,
Portrait male -- Boon, Ratliff
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Boonville
Architectural component
Medallion
Sculpture
Ratliff Boon Medallion, (sculpture).
Artist:
Saunders, Henry M., sculptor.
Title:
Ratliff Boon Medallion, (sculpture).
Dates:
1898. Dedicated Oct. 11, 1949.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Medallion: carved limestone; Base: Bedford stone.
Dimensions:
Medallion: approx. 32 x 26 x 16 in.; Base: approx. 43 x 26 x 17 in. (2,500 lbs.).
Inscription:
(On front of base, incised:) RATLIFF BOON/"THE FAITHFUL AMONG THE/FAITHFULLEST"/BORN 1781-DIED 1844/FIRST INDIANA STATE LEGISLATOR/LT. GOVERNOR STATE OF IND. 1819/GOVERNOR STATE OF IND./SEPT. 12, 1822 TO DEC. 5, 1822/U.S. CONGRESSMAN 8 TERMS, 1823-1839 (Inset below other inscription, incised:) DONATED BY/VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS/POST 3418/WARRICK POST 200 AMERICAN LEGION unsigned
Description:
A portrait medallion bust of Ratliff Boon. He is dressed in early 19th century fashion of shirt, neckcloth, and wide-lapelled coat.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Boon, Ratliff -- Head
Occupation -- Political -- Governor
Occupation -- Political -- Congressman
Occupation -- Military -- Colonel
Occupation -- Other -- Pioneer
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Boonville
Architectural component
Medallion
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Warrick County Comissioners, 109 West Main, Suite A, Boonville, Indiana 47601
Located Courthouse Square, Southwest corner, Boonville, Indiana
Provenance:
Formerly located Old English Hotel, Indianapolis, Indiana
Remarks:
Ratliff Boon was born in 1781. He founded Booneville, Indiana in 1818. He served as State Legislator in 1817; Lieutenant Governor from 1819-1822; Governor in 1822; and was the U.S. Congressman from Indiana from 1823-1839. Ratliff Boon was the cousin of pioneer Daniel Boone. Boon helped to open up all Southern Indiana to settlement. The medallion was originally part of the Old English Hotel in Indianapolis and was saved when the building was demolished in the late 1940s. The medallion was obtained by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post No. 3418 and Warrick Post No. 200 and donated by the two Posts to the Warrick County Court House. The Court House now stands on the site of an Indian village that Ratliff Boon removed to make way for the pioneer town of Boonville. IAS files contain a related article from the Booneville Indiana Standard, Oct. 14, 1949.
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 IN000345
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