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The sculpture is a full-length bronze portrait, approximately eleven feet tall, five feet wide and five feet long.<ref name="SOS">{{cite web | author=Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey | year=1994 | title=Thomas A. Hendricks (sculpture) | work= SIRIS | publisher=Smithsonian Institution | url= http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!340055~!0#focus| accessdate= 10 April, 2010}}</ref> Hendricks is depicted in formal attire with a long dress coat. |
The sculpture is a full-length bronze portrait, approximately eleven feet tall, five feet wide and five feet long.<ref name="SOS">{{cite web | author=Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey | year=1994 | title=Thomas A. Hendricks (sculpture) | work= SIRIS | publisher=Smithsonian Institution | url= http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!340055~!0#focus| accessdate= 10 April, 2010}}</ref> Hendricks is depicted in formal attire with a long dress coat. |
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The pedestal for this sculpture is made of red Italian granite. On two sides of the pedestal are two bronze allegorical sculptures. |
The pedestal for this sculpture is made of red Italian granite. On two sides of the pedestal are two bronze allegorical sculptures depicting "History" and "Justice." |
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[[Thomas A. Hendricks| Thomas Andrews Hendricks]] (September 7, 1819{{ndash}} November 25, 1885) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] and a [[United States Senate|Senator]] from Indiana, the [[List of Governors of Indiana|16th]] [[Governor of Indiana]], and the [[List of Vice Presidents of the United States|21st]] [[Vice President of the United States]] (serving with [[Grover Cleveland]]). Hendricks led the campaign to build the Indiana Statehouse.<ref>Gugin, Linda C. & St. Clair, James E, ed (2006). The Governors of Indiana. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Society Press. p. 164</ref> |
[[Thomas A. Hendricks| Thomas Andrews Hendricks]] (September 7, 1819{{ndash}} November 25, 1885) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] and a [[United States Senate|Senator]] from Indiana, the [[List of Governors of Indiana|16th]] [[Governor of Indiana]], and the [[List of Vice Presidents of the United States|21st]] [[Vice President of the United States]] (serving with [[Grover Cleveland]]). Hendricks led the campaign to build the Indiana Statehouse.<ref>Gugin, Linda C. & St. Clair, James E, ed (2006). The Governors of Indiana. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Society Press. p. 164</ref> |
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| Thomas A. Hendricks | |
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| Artist | Richard Henry Park |
| Year | 1890 |
| Type | bronze |
| Location | Indianapolis |
| 39°46′2.52″N 86°9′42.91″W / 39.7673667°N 86.1619194°W | |
| Owner | State of Indiana |
Thomas A. Hendricks is a public artwork by American artist Richard Henry Park, located at the Indiana Statehouse, in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The sculpture is made of bronze.
The sculpture is a full-length bronze portrait, approximately eleven feet tall, five feet wide and five feet long.[1] Hendricks is depicted in formal attire with a long dress coat.
The pedestal for this sculpture is made of red Italian granite. On two sides of the pedestal are two bronze allegorical sculptures depicting "History" and "Justice."
Thomas Andrews Hendricks (September 7, 1819– November 25, 1885) was a U.S. Representative and a Senator from Indiana, the 16th Governor of Indiana, and the 21st Vice President of the United States (serving with Grover Cleveland). Hendricks led the campaign to build the Indiana Statehouse.[2]
Historical Information
Artist
References
- ^ Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1994). "Thomas A. Hendricks (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 10 April, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Gugin, Linda C. & St. Clair, James E, ed (2006). The Governors of Indiana. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Society Press. p. 164
External links
- Biography and portrait of Hendricks from the Indiana Historical Bureau
- Life and public services of Thomas A. Hendricks with selected speeches and writings at archive.org
39°46′2.52″N 86°9′42.91″W / 39.7673667°N 86.1619194°W
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