Vulcan Man, (sculpture).

Vulcan Man, (sculpture).

Mullins, W. H., sculptor.

W. H. Mullins Company, fabricator.

Vulcan Man, (sculpture).

1898. Relocated 1957. Relocated 1976.

Approx. 9 ft. x 42 in. x 24 in.

A heroic standing figure of a bearded blacksmith dressed in peasant garb and a leather apron. His sleeves are rolled up and he wears knee breeches. He holds a mallet in his proper right hand that rests on an anvil to his proper right.

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Craft -- Smithing

Object -- Art Tool -- Mallet

Object -- Tool -- Anvil

Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Evansville

Administered by Old Courthouse Preservation Society, Conrad Baker Foundation, 201 NW Fourth Street, Old Vanderburgh County Courthouse, Evansville, Indiana 47708

Located Old Vanderburgh County Courthouse, 201 NW Fourth Street, Rotunda, lower level, Evansville, Indiana

Formerly located Kiechle, Frederick L., Dr. & Mrs., Evansville, Indiana 1957-1976.

Formerly located Vulcan Plow Company, Evansville, Indiana 1898-1957.

The sculpture was designed and cast by the artist in Salem, Ohio for Major Rosencrantz, co-owner of the Vulcan Plow Company. The image of the blacksmith became the symbol and trademark for the company. All Vulcan Plow operations were moved to Mansfield, Ohio in 1949, leaving the sculpture behind. In 1957, when the Beeler Warehouse Corporation (then owners of the property) tore down the remaining company buildings, the sculpture was rescued by Dr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Kiechle of Evansville. It remained in their garden until 1976 when it was given to the Old Courthouse Preservation Society's Conrad Baker Foundation where it was moved indoors.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.

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