Hildebrand Monument
| Hildebrand Monument | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Joyce & Diener |
| Year | 1870s |
| Type | Marble & Granite |
| Dimensions | 210 cm × 51 cm × 51 cm (84 in × 20 in × 20 in); 18 ft (5.5 m) column |
| Location | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
| 39°49′05″N 86°10′14″W / 39.81806°N 86.17056°W | |
| Owner | Crown Hill National Cemetery |
The Hildebrand Monument is a public artwork
frockcoat. In his left hand is an anchor and his right hand is upraised in the air. Behind him is a tree stump.[3]
Information
The front of the base proper left has fabrication stamp:
- JOYCE & DIENER
- 212 W. WASH.St.
- City.
The lower front of the base displays in raised lettering: HILDEBRAND.
Inscribed on the rear of the base is:
- WILLIAM H.
- BORN
- JULY 25, 1860.
- DIED
- SEPT. 3. 1860
- --
- LOUISA E.
- BORN
- OCT. 21, 1861.
- DIED NOV. 9. 1861.
- GEORGE H.
- BORN NOV. (illegible) 1865.
- DIED (illegible) 1866.
The east side of the base states:
- HENRY W.
- HILDEBRAND
- BORN
- FEB. 9. 1836
- DIED
- AUG. 15. 1876.
There is also an unsigned Founder's mark.[3]
Further reading
- Greiff, Glory-June. Remembrance, Faith, and Fancy: Outdoor Public Sculpture in Indiana. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society Press (2005). ISBN 0871951800
- Wissing, Douglas A. Crown Hill: History, Spirit, and Sanctuary. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society Press (2013). ISBN 0871953013
References
- ^ "Burial Locator". Crown Hill Cemetery. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ISBN 0871951800.
- ^ a b Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1994). "Hildebrand Monument (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 26 April 2010.