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Gaebler, Theodore F.,
History -- United States
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Rockville
Sculpture
World War Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Gaebler, Theodore F., designer.
Title:
World War Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
War Mothers Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1930.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Bedford limestone; Base: mortared granite.
Dimensions:
Statue: approx. 6 ft. x 22 in. x 22 in.; Base: approx. 8 x 6 x 6 ft.
Inscription:
(Bronze plaque on front of base:) HONOR ROLL/(List of thirty-three names of World War I dead of Parke County follows)
Description:
A World War I soldier stands in uniform, holding the barrel of his rifle with his proper left hand, the butt of which rests by his foot. He wears a campaign hat and stands in front of what might be a tree stump. The sculpture is mounted upon a two-tiered, pyramidal base of mortared granite stones.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Rockville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Parke County Commissioners, Parke County Courthouse, Rockville, Indiana 47872
Located Parke County Courthouse, Southwest corner, Rockville, Indiana
Remarks:
The base was constructed from granite stones given by citizens of thirteen townships of the county. IAS files contain a related article from The Indianapolis News, April 21, 1930.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Indianapolis News, April 21, 1930.
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 IN000530
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
IN000530
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