The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-01-25
PARKS MODEL TAKEN
The Hendricks Monument Committee Adopts
the Design Of the Italian Sculptor.
Terms of the Contract to be Settled Tom or
row in Order that Work May Begin
at Once.

The Executive Committee Of the Hen
bricks Monumental Association met in
Judge Rand's office. at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, to adopt design for the pro-
posed monument. Judge n. B. Taylor was
elected q member of the committee to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Hon.
Oscar B. Hord, and the following was
unanimously adopted:
The death of Oscar B. Hord deprives the Hen
bricks Memorial Association ana its Executive
Committee of one OF their most Jealous and
efficient members. He was man OF cultivated
taste and the most excellent judgment, and in
the deliberations of the Executive Committee
his advice and suggestions were always peril
nent and valuable; His general culture and
courtesy which characterized his acts and
words, made intercourse with him agreeable
as well as helpful, and impaired TO tt the senIi-
ment of personal friendship. In his death the
Hendricks Memorial Association and its EXecu-
tive Committee have sustained loss which will
be seriously felt in the promotion OF their pur-
member Of the Executive Committee has lost
friend as well as an able coadiutor.
All of the members of the committee
were present except Hon. John A, Holman,
who Is in California. The following
named gentlemen constitute the commit
tee: Judge Rand, United States Marshal
Rice, Judge E. B. Martindale, Noble G.
Butler, F. III. Churchman, Colonel Charles
A. Zollinger, General Z. a. Morris. Judge
N B. Taylor and F. w. Chislest.
The designs under consideration were
those presented by Alex Doyle, of New
York, August Munderhenk, of Cincinnati,
and r. a. Park, of Florence, italy.
Messrs. Park and Mundenhenk took
plaster of paris casts from the face OF Mr.
Hendricks before the burial Mr.. Doyle's
model wss taken from a picture, but all
the designs were well executed.
After considerable discussion with ref
erence to the merits of the three
models, motion WIS made to
accept the design OF Mr.. Park.
An amendment WIS offered substituting
the design of Mr.. Mundenhenk. The lat
ter proposition received but two votes, and
z Mr.. Parks design was then unanimously
adopted under certain conditions, one OF
which was that he should make some
changes in the facial expression OF the
statue. Some OF the committee thought
that Mr.. Parks model did not bear strik-
| ing resemblance 10 the deceased. but all
| agreed in the opinion that, as work of art,
| the general design made by Mr.. Park was
| far superior TO either of the Others. Said
one of the members last night: None OF
| the ten other models presented could In
/ any way compare in ertistical design and
| finish to Mr.. Parks.
The monument, according 10 the model
adopted. will, when completed, be thirty
| two feet in height. The pedestal will be
eighteen feet high, with three minor
bases. 90 the upper base will rest
columned dye, which will be surmounted
by a colum ornsmeuted with bronzs de-
signs and on which will rest the statute.
| The monument will be so built so shat at
any time from one to four categorical fig
ures may be added.
A subcommittee, consisting OF Messrs.
| Rand, Morris and Chislett was selected TO
| meet Mr.. Park tomorrow and agree upon
| plans terms and contract. Tbs
monument is not to cost Less than SIS, 600,
and n all probability S25, 600 will be ex-
| pended before il is complete. II is under
stood that it will be delivered in time to De
| unveiled on July 4. 1890.
Mr.. Il. H. Park, the successful compstit-
| or for the contract has been chiseler OF
! marble nearly all OF his life. He was
| born in Hebron, Connecticut, in 1884, and
! when but mere boy he began his career
as a marble cutter. At the age OF % he
entered q sculptor's studio in
Albany, N. Y.where be remained for seven
years. He then opened a studio in New
| York City where he staid until 1858 when
he removed to Florence, Italy, where he
has since resided. While in New York,
Mr.. Park was awarded the contract for a
| Statue of Archbishop Hughes which
was afterwards presented to Cardinal Nc
Closkey, and still remains 10 the Cardinal
palace in New York. Siuce locating III
Italy he executed the memorial
figure Religion and Hope, for
the A. I. Stewart memorial cathedral, the
Poe memorial at the Metropolitan M1se-
um, New York, which was built by the
actors Of the country, and the Washington
monument ct Milwaukee, which was pre-
sented to that city By Miss Lizzie Plank
linton. Last summer he erected at Mil
waukee q large monument 10 Solomon
Juneau, the founder of that city. Mr.
PARKS work in statuary car
also be seen in the galleries
of Mrs. A. T. Stewart and Judge Hilton
of New York; James Dougherty, of Phila
delphia; P. D. Armour, Of Chicago, and a
the Cincinnati Museum of Art.
He will leave to-morsow night for Italy
where he will remain until the Hendricks
monument is completed.