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Honig, George H.,
Littlepage, Thomas,
Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham
Portrait male -- Hemenway, James A.
Portrait male -- Fortune, William
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Law
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Boonville
Relief
Sculpture
Commemorative Relief Medallions: William Fortune, Abraham Lincoln, James A. Hemenway, (sculpture).
Artist:
Honig, George H., b. 1881, sculptor.
Littlepage, Thomas, author.
Title:
Commemorative Relief Medallions: William Fortune, Abraham Lincoln, James A. Hemenway, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
William Fortune, (sculpture).
Abraham Lincoln, (sculpture).
James A. Hemenway, (sculpture).
Dates:
Lincoln: Installed 1932. Dedicated Feb. 12, 1933. Fortune and Hemenway: 1938. Dedicated Nov. 20, 1938.
Medium:
Sculptures: bronze; Lincoln base: limestone; Fortune and Hemenway bases: limestone or Kentucky sandstone.
Dimensions:
3 markers. (Lincoln: approx. 22 1/2 x 19 x 1 in.; Base: 84 in. x 66 in. x 2 ft.); (Fortune and Hemenway: each approx. D. 1 1/2 in. x Diam. 17 in.; Each base approx. 59 in. x 66 in. x 2 ft.).
Inscription:
(Proper left of reliefs:) G Honig (Plaque on front of Lincoln marker:) ABRAHAM LINCOLN/WHILE LIVING WITH HIS FATHER ON A/FARM ABOUT SEVENTEEN MILES FROM/HERE CAME OFTEN TO BOONVILLE TO/HEAR COURT TRIALS AND TO BORROW/BOOKS FROM JOHN A. BRACKENRIDGE/--/FROM THIS CORNER ABRAHAM LINCOLN/TRAVELED NORTH BY OX-TEAM ON THE/OLD BOONVILLE-PETERSBURG-VINCENNES/ROAD WHEN EMIGRATING TO ILLINOIS IN 1830/--/SPONSORED BY THE WARRICK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY/ERECTED 1932
(Plaque on front of Hemenway marker:)U.S. HOUSE OF/REPRESENTATIVES/1893-1905 UNITED STATES/SENATE/1905-1905 JAMES A. HEMENWAY/1860 1923/WHO THROUGH HARD WORK, PRACTICAL GENIUS, AND/AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY, ROSE TO POSITIONS OF HIGH/HONOR AND RESPONSIBILITY IN BOTH HOUSES OF CON-/GRESS. HIS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE STATE/OF INDIANA WAS AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO/AMERICAN IDEALS OF GOOD GOVERNMENT./IN APPRECIATION OF HIS QUALITIES AND SERVICE/THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED BY HIS MANY FRIENDS/AND A GRATEFUL COMMUNITY./--/ERECTED BY/THE WARRICK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY/1938
(Plaque on front of Fortune marker:) WILLIAM FORTUNE, BORN IN BOONVILLE, MAY 27, 1863. HERE BEGAN A LIFE ENDOWED WITH RARE ABILITY, COURAGE AND RESOURCEFULNESS. DEDICATED TO INTELLIGENT, UNSELFISH AND FAR-REACHING SERVICE TO MANKIND--A LIFE THAT HAS BROUGHT HONOR TO HIS BIRTHPLACE, LEADERSHIP TO HIS CONTEMPORARIES AND A HERITAGE OF INSPIRATION TO FUTURE GENERATIONS. ERECTED BY THE WARRICK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1938. unsigned
Description:
Three commemorative markers sited around Courthouse Square contain bronze bust relief portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Senator James Hemenway, and William Fortune. The marker for Lincoln is on the northeast corner of Courthouse Square and depicts Lincoln in proper left profile, clean shaven with bushy hair, wearing a tie and jacket. The markers for Hemenway and Fortune flank the sidewalk leading to the north entrance of the courthouse. Hemenway is shown with a moustache, wearing a tie and jacket.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Lincoln, Abraham -- Bust
Portrait male -- Hemenway, James A. -- Bust
Portrait male -- Fortune, William -- Bust
Occupation -- Political -- President
Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer
Occupation -- Political -- Senator
Occupation -- Political -- Congressman
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Boonville
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Warrick County Commissioners, 109 West Main, Suite A, Boonville, Indiana 47601
Located Courthouse Square, Boonville, Indiana
Remarks:
The markers commemorate Abraham Lincoln, James A. Hemenway, and William Fortune. Abraham Lincoln once lived on a farm about seventeen miles from Boonville, and reportedly went there often to hear court trials and borrow books. James A. Hemenway (1860-1923) served as a Congressman from Indiana from 1893 to 1905, and Senator from 1905 to 1909. William Fortune, born in 1863 in Boonville, was an honored citizen of Boonville. The markers were erected under the auspices of the Warrick Historical Society. The Hemenway and Fortune markers cost $2,000, funded through public subscription. The commemorative inscriptions for the Hemenway and Fortune markers were written by Thomas Littlepage.
IAS files contain newspaper articles from The Indianapolis Star, Feb. 13, 1933 and Nov. 13, 1938; Indianapolis Sunday Star, March 5, 1933; Boonville Standard, Nov. 26, 1937; and Louisville (Kentucky) Times, Nov. 11, 1938. IAS image files contain photographs of only the Lincoln and Henenway markers.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Indianapolis Star, Nov. 13, 1938.
Louisville (Kentucky) Times, Nov. 11, 1938.
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 IN000718
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