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    		• Bringhurst, Robert Porter,
     
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    		• Bock, Richard W.,
     
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    		• Mullgardt, Louis Christian,
     
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    		• American Bronze Company,
     
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    		• Culver Stone Company,
     
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    		• R. C. Bowers Granite Company,
     
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    		• McMillan & Stephens,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Lovejoy, Elijah Parrish
     
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    		• Occupation -- Writer
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Religion -- Angel
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Object -- Musical Instrument
     
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    		• Exedra
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Alton
     
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    Elijah Parrish Lovejoy Shaft, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Bringhurst, Robert Porter, 1855-1925, sculptor.
    Bock, Richard W., 1865-1949, sculptor.
    Mullgardt, Louis Christian, 1866-1942, architect.
    American Bronze Company, founder.
    Culver Stone Company, contractor.
    R. C. Bowers Granite Company, contractor.
    McMillan & Stephens, contractor.
    Title: 
    Elijah Parrish Lovejoy Shaft, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Elijah Lovejoy Monument, (sculpture).
    Lovejoy State Memorial, (sculpture).
    Lovejoy Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned May 23, 1896.; Dedicated Nov. 8, 1897.
    Medium: 
    Figure, eagles and relief: bronze; Shaft and base: light Barre granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Figure: 17 ft.; Shaft: 90 ft.; Eagles: 8 ft.; Base: W. 40 ft. D. 40 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Bronze plaque on front:) EDITOR ALTON OBSERVER/ALBION M.E. ALTON ILL./Nov. 8, 1902 Nov 7, 1837/ (small bas-relief profile)/ELIJAH P. LOVEJOY/A MARTYR TO LIBERTY/I HAVE SWORN ETERNAL OPPOSITION TO SLAVERY/AND BY THE BLESSING OF GOD I WILL NEVER TURN BACK (Front of base:) Erected by the state of Illinois and citizens of Alton 1896-97 Dedicated in gratitude to the love of God and in the love of liberty Nov. 8, 1897
    Description: 
    Monument has 3 shafts, center shaft tallest with bronze winged figure blowing trumpet. Center shaft has reliefs on four sides at bottom, including bust relief of Lovejoy. Two smaller shafts flanking center shaft are surmounted with bronze eagles. Granite markers are placed at the bottom of the steps, inscribed with text related to Lovejoy's life.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Lovejoy, Elijah Parrish -- Bust
    Occupation -- Writer -- Journalist
    Occupation -- Other -- Reformer
    Religion -- Angel
    History -- United States -- Black History
    Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
    Object -- Musical Instrument -- Trumpet
    Object Type: 
    Exedra
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Alton
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by State of Illinois, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, Historic Sites, Old State Capitol, Springfield, Illinois 62701
    Located Alton City Cemetery, Miller Park, Monument Avenue off Route 3, Alton, Illinois
    Remarks: 
    The Lovejoy State Memorial honors abolitionist newspaper editor Elijah P. Lovejoy, who was murdered by a mob while defending his printing press on November 7, 1837. The monument was erected in 1897 and became state property in 1923.
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IL5064, 1989.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1993.
    Monumental News, Oct., 1897, pg.579, 604.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Monumental News, Oct., 1897, pg.579.
    Pierre, Dorathi Bock, ed., "Memoirs of an American Artist, Sculptor Richard W. Bock," Los Angeles, CA: C.C. Publishing Co., c1989, 1991, pg. 52.
    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 75004393
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