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Portrait male -- Streight, Abel D.
Occupation -- Military
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis
Gravestone
Sculpture
A. D. Streight , (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
A. D. Streight , (sculpture).
Medium:
Bust: bronze; Monument: granite.
Dimensions:
Overall H.: approx. 13 ft.; Bust: approx. 34 x 31 x 16 in.;Monument: approx. 13 x 12 1/2 x 8 ft.
Inscription:
(Lower front of monument, raised:) A. D. STREIGHT unsigned
Description:
A bronze bust of Abel D. Streight set within an elaborate monument structure. He has a full beard and wears a military uniform with bars and epaulets, a high collar, and a double row of buttons. The monument has columns at the corners and other carved architectural features.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Streight, Abel D. -- Bust
Occupation -- Military
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Crown Hill Cemetery, 700 West 38th Street, Section 29, Indianapolis, Indiana 46208
Remarks:
During the Civil War, Abel D. Streight commanded the 51st Indiana Volunteer Infantry, but was captured and thrown in a Confederate prison where he engineered and escape, freeing over 100 Union officers. The monument marks the grave of Abel D. Streight who was buried in 1902.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1994.
Inventory staff, 2000.
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 IN000839
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