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    		• Ward, John Quincy Adams,
     
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    		• Major, Mike,
     
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    		• Hunt, Richard Morris,
     
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    		• Hummel, J. F.,
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Kenton, Simon
     
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    		• Animal -- Bear
     
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    		• Animal -- Wolf
     
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    		• Animal -- Panther
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Indian
     
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    		• Figure male -- Head
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Urbana
     
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    		• Gravestone
     
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    Simon Kenton Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910, sculptor.
    Major, Mike, sculptor.
    Hunt, Richard Morris, 1827-1895, architect.
    Hummel, J. F., fabricator.
    Title: 
    Simon Kenton Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Base installed 1884. Sculpture dedicated July 4, 1997.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 10 x 10 x 10 ft.
    Inscription: 
    J.Q.A. WARD,/DESIGNER/J.F HUMMEL,/BUILDER (On front:) 1755. - 1836./SIMON KENTON. (On side:) ERECTED BY THE STATE/OF OHIO, 1884. (On side:) 1755-1836 SIMON KENTON signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Atop a square stone base adorned with four relief carvings stands a bronze sculpture depicting frontiersman Simon Kenton. He is dressed in western attire and holds his rifle in front of him. On the south side of the base is the head of an Indian with a feathered headdress. On the west side of the base is the head of a bear. On the north side of the base is the head of a wolf. On the east side of the base is the head of a panther. (The base was originally topped with a carving of rocks, leaves, and flowers, but when the statue of Kenton was installed in 1997, this carving was removed and installed on a nearby marker.)
    Subject: 
    Occupation -- Other -- Pioneer
    Portrait male -- Kenton, Simon -- Full length
    Animal -- Bear
    Animal -- Wolf
    Animal -- Panther
    Ethnic -- Indian
    Figure male -- Head
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Urbana
    Gravestone
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Oak Dale Cemetery, 319 Patrick Avenue, Urbana, Ohio 43078
    Remarks: 
    The memorial was commissioned by the State of Ohio in honor Ohio frontiersman Simon Kenton (1755-1836). Although he was originally buried at New Jerusalem in Logan County, though an act of the Ohio Legislature his remains were transferred to Urbana in 1865, and fund raising for a memorial was initiated. It is thought that the memorial was designed through a collaboration with Ward and Hunt. In 1884, the stone base was installed, but the bronze sculpture of Kenton that was designed by Ward was not completed at that time, due to lack of funds. In 1997, a group of citizens formed the Simon Kenton Historic Corridor committee and raised $30,000 to complete the memorial that was started 113 years earlier. The group commissioned local artist Mike Major to sculpt a full size version of Ward's 27 inch statuette of Kenton created in 1843. The statuette was a gift from Ward's widow to the Champaign County Library. IAS files contain copy of the Champaign County Preservation Alliance brochure "Simon Kenton Historic Corridor"; News Sun (Springfield, OH), Nov. 3, 1947; Oct. 7, 1996, pg. 9-12; July 2, 1997; and July 5, 1997. IAS image files contain pre-1997 and post 1997 images of the memorial.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio survey, 1994.
    Smith, Richard P., Mrs., 2001.
    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 OH000661
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