Colfax Memorial

The Colfax Memorial is an outdoor sculpture of Schuyler Colfax, installed in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Colfax Memorial
The statue in 2024
Medium	Bronze sculpture
Subject	Schuyler Colfax
Location	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Coordinates	39.7720°N 86.1567°W / 39.7720; -86.1567

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]

See also

• Visual arts portal

• List of public art in Indianapolis

References

1. "Colfax Memorial, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
2. "University Park – Indiana War Memorials Foundation". Archived from the original on 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-10-08.

External links

• Media related to Schuyler Colfax (Lorado Zadoc Taft) at Wikimedia Commons