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Walsh, John,
Nye, Ira,
C. P. Hiskey's Marble Works,
Portrait male -- Hovey, Alvin P.
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Military
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Mt. Vernon
Relief
Gravestone
Sculpture
Alvin P. Hovey Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Walsh, John, sculptor.
Nye, Ira, sculptor.
C. P. Hiskey's Marble Works, fabricator.
Title:
Alvin P. Hovey Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1893.
Medium:
Relief: bronze; Obelisk: Barre granite; Base: marble.
Dimensions:
Relief: approx. 6 ft. x 4 ft. x 3 in.; Base and obelisk: approx. 13 ft. 4 in. x 9 ft. 3 in. x 6 ft. (88,000 lbs.).
Inscription:
(In bronze letters, beneath medallion:) HOVEY (Beneath portrait, on the medallion:) ALVIN P. HOVEY, 244th IND. VOL. INFANTRY unsigned
Description:
A bronze medallion containing a bas-relief profile bust of Alvin P. Hovey, is mounted on the front of a granite obelisk. The medallion is enclosed in a wreath and there is a relief of a partially unfurled flag behind it. The obelisk rest on a two-tiered base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Hovey, Alvin P. -- Bust
Occupation -- Political -- Governor
Occupation -- Military -- General
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Mt. Vernon
Relief
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Bellefontaine Cemetery Association, 1818 North Main Street, Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620
Located Bellefontaine Cemetery, Hovey family plot, Mt. Vernon, Indiana
Remarks:
Alvin P. Hovey (1821-1891), was a general in the 244th Indiana Volunteer Infantry and a governor of Indiana. The monument cost $6,000, and was paid for by Hovey's daughter and son, Mrs. Menzies, and C. J. Hovey. John Walsh designed and built the monument, assisted by Ira Nye of C. P. Hiskey's Marble Works. The foundation was laid a year before the monument was installed, to allow it to settle so that it would sustain the memorial's weight. IAS files contain related articles from the Western Star (Mt. Vernon, IN), June 8, 1893; and June 22, 1893.
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 IN000584
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