Colfax Memorial
Sculpture in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
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The Colfax Memorial is an outdoor sculpture of Schuyler Colfax, installed in Indianapolis, Indiana.
| Colfax Memorial | |
|---|---|
The statue in 2024 | |
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| Medium | Bronze sculpture |
| Subject | Schuyler Colfax |
| Location | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| 39.7720°N 86.1567°W | |
Description
The Colfax Memorial is installed in the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza's University Park. The bronze sculpture measures approximately 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) x 2 ft (0.61 m) x 2 ft (0.61 m). and rests on an Oak Hill granite pedestal that measures approximately 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m) x 7.66 ft (2.33 m) x 6.67 ft (2.03 m).[1]
History
According to the Indiana War Memorials Foundation, the statue was the first installed in University Park.[2] The work was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.[1]
