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Title
Simon
Kenton
Sculpture
Subject
Arts and Entertainment
Sculpture
Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
Kenton, Simon, 1755-1836
Dogs
Place
Urbana (Ohio)
Champaign County (Ohio)
Description
Ohio
sculptor
John
Quincy
Adams
Ward
designed
this
statue
of
Simon
Kenton
, an
early
Ohio
settler
who
was
known
for his
conflicts
with
American
Indians
, in the
early
1860s
. He had
hoped
an
enlargement
of this
statue
, to be
placed
in
Columbus
,
Ohio
, would be his
first
public
monument
.
Due
to the
outbreak
of the
Civil
War
,
however
, the
project
was not
approved
. The
statue
measures
26
"
high
(66.04
cm)
.
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
.
Simon
Kenton
(1755-1836)
was
born
in
Virginia
and
fled
to
avoid
prosecution
for a
fight
in
which
he
believed
that he
killed
his
opponent
.
Using
the
name
Simon
Butler
, he
settled
in
Boonesboro
,
Kentucky
. He
served
as a
spy
during
Lord
Dunmore's
War
and
spent
time
in a
British
prison
in
Detroit
. He
joined
General
Anthony
Wayne's
offensive
against
the
American
Indians
in
Ohio
in
1793
at
fought
in the
Battle
of
Fallen
Timbers
.
During
the
War
of
1812
he
commanded
troops
at the
Battle
of the
Thames
, in
which
the
Americans
were
victorious
over
the
British
.
Kenton
died
in
Logan
County
,
Ohio
on
April
29
,
1836
.
Creator
Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
Date of Original
1860
circa
Source
Historical object(s) or artifact(s)
Local History Room
Submitting Institution
Champaign County Library
Rights
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Type
StillImage
File Name
Om943_953425_001.tif
Image Height
1578
Image Width
1116
File Size
221.469 KB
Format
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