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Description: A photograph shows a replica of John Quincy Adams Ward's statue, "Indian Hunter," which was the first statue by an American artist placed in New York City's Central Park. This replica marks Ward's grave in the Oak Dale Cemetery in Urbana, Ohio. The statue was commissioned by Ward's wife in 1910, and completed in 1914. Ward (1830-1910) was born in Urbana, Ohio. He moved to New York in 1849 to study under sculptor Henry Kirke Brown. In 1861 he established a studio and began working on pieces with distinctly American themes. The Indian Hunter was his first public work and one of several pieces placed in Central Park in New York. He also created statues of George Washington and James A. Garfield in Washington, D.C. Ward also created the pediment statues at the New York Stock Exchange, focusing on figures signifying American wealth and commerce. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F12_004_001
Subjects: Statues; Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
Places: Urbana (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)