Leaving a Legacy: Nineteenth~ and Early Twentieth~Century Sculptors in Louisville

Sculpted Bench
KHP 181
Ruff Memorial Fountain/Wheelmen's Bench
A large sculpted bench in the shape of a semi-circle. A water fountain sits in the center.... View Full Record
Fountain or Water Feature
PALM 00011
Pan/Hogan's Fountain
The fountain consists of three parts: a circular fourteen-foot-wide basin of granite with four bronze dog heads on its outer walls which act as fountains, spewing water from their mouths into small troughs underneath. From this basin, a carved gran... View Full Record
Fountain or Water Feature
KHP 240
Christensen Fountain
The fountain is modeled after a Viking ship and is set into the hillside, surrounded by a stone wall.... View Full Record
Bust
TEMP 00003
General John Breckinridge Castleman
Plaster bust of Gen. John Breckinridge Castleman painted to look like bronze. Castleman wears what appears to be a Confederate army uniform. The bust sits atop a base that is decorated with bouquets of wild roses, oak leaves, and acorns. "JOHN BRECKI... View Full Record
Statue, Outdoor
PALM 00025
General John Breckinridge Castleman
General John Breckinridge Castleman is depicted in civilian's clothes atop a trotting horse. The horse is modeled after Castleman's prized Saddlebred, Caroline.... View Full Record
Statue, Outdoor
PALM 00015
Henry Clay
Kentucky-born sculptor Joel Tanner Hart (1810-1877) originally created this life-size sculpture of renowned statesman Henry Clay (1849-1852) as a commission for the Ladies Clay Association of Richmond, Virginia, who intended it for their state capito... View Full Record
Statue, Outdoor
PALM 00039
George D. Prentice
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Bust
PALM 00033
Abraham Lincoln
The founder's mark on the base, "GUSS v. W. u. P. GLADENBECK." is for the Gladenbeck Foundry in Berlin, with whom Ezekiel had worked in the past. (KG)... View Full Record
Statue, Outdoor
PALM 00020
Thomas Jefferson
The Thomas Jefferson Monument, located directly in front of the steps of the historic entrance to Metro Hall at 601 West Jefferson Street, depicts a full-length bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson holding the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson stan... View Full Record
Statue, Outdoor
PALM 00007
Abraham Lincoln
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Statue, Outdoor
PALM 00010
Daniel Boone
The frontiersman stands with his left foot forward as if caught in the act of walking or hunting. He stares into the distance and holds a rifle in both hands. He wears his signature coon hate and what appear to be leather fringed coat and pants.... View Full Record