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Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: marble
Type:
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Crown Hill Cemetery 700 West 38th Street Indianapolis Indiana 46208
Date:
Commissioned 1942. 1946
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1994.
Gregory, John D. (son of artist), 1995.
Inventory staff, 2000.
Image on file.
(West side, lower proper left:) JOHN GREGORY sc/1946 signed
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Summary:
This rectangular monument for Senator Albert J. Beveridge features relief panels of Classical male figures who personify aspects Beveridge's life. On the south side, a barechested figure seated on a rock wears a helmet and raises his proper left hand; there are five stars above his head. On the east side is a standing robed figure, with scroll in proper left hand, and a writing tool in proper right hand. On the north side is a figure holding scales; and on the west side is a standing robed figure with a wreath above. The four figures represent the Historian, the Student, the Lawyer, and the Senator.
