John Ross Callahan, (sculpture).

John Ross Callahan, (sculpture).

Hibbard, Frederick Cleveland, 1881-1950, sculptor.

John Ross Callahan, (sculpture).

Dedicated Dec. 1922. Relocated 1937. Rededicated Nov. 1937. Rededicated Sept. 25, 1978.

Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite and marble.

Sculpture: approx. H. 3 ft. 5 in. x W. 3 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. H. 5 ft. 7 in. x W. 4 ft. 7 in.

(On left of self base:) Frederick C. Hibbard/Sculptor (On rear of base:) Erected to the Memory of Dr. John R. Callahan/By the members of the dental profession in appreciation/of his untimely devotion to the cause of Dental Research/Dedicated by the OSU Dental Society December 1922 (A plaque on the front of the base contains biographical details about Dr. John R. Callahan 1853-1918) signed

Bust of John Ross Callahan stands on a three-tiered base. The figure wears a suit with a tie, vest and stiff collar. He has a full moustache.

Portrait male -- Callahan, John Ross -- Bust

Occupation -- Medicine -- Dentist

Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Columbus

Administered by Ohio State University, Campus Art Memorial Committee, The Office of the University Architect and Physical Planning, 400 Central Classroom Building, 2009 Millikin Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210

Located Ohio State University, 305 West 12th Avenue, Courtyard, south of Postle Hall, Columbus, Ohio

Formerly located Ohio State University, Hamilton Hall, Columbus, Ohio 1937-ca. 1978.

Formerly administered by Ohio Dental Association, Cincinnati, Ohio 1922-1937.

Dr. John Ross Callahan (1853-1918) was a noted dental practitioner and researcher who developed root canal therapy. The sculpture was originally erected in Cincinnati by the Ohio Dental Association. It was relocated in 1937 to the University at the Dental School, then located in Hamilton Hall. It was later moved to its current site, probably at about the time of its rededication in 1978, at what is now the Dental School at Postle Hall. The sculpture is lit from above.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Columbus survey, 1993.

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