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''Oliver P. Morton and Reliefs'' is a public artwork by Austrian artist Rudolph Schwarz, located on the east side of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the intersection of North Capitol Avenue and West Market Street. ==Description== The Oliver P. Morton memorial is composed of three bronze statues and two bronze reliefs, one plaque on the front, and two plaques on the rear, also of bronze. The pedestals on which the statues stand are made of granite. Oliver Perry Morton stands positioned in the center, raised above the other two figures by a full figure's height. Two Union soldiers flank either side of Morton.〔Glory June Greiff, "Sculptural Civil War Monuments in Indiana," An Indiana War Memorial Web Exhibit. http://www.in.gov/iwm/files/indiana_sculpture.ptt.〕 The soldiers on the proper left is uniformed and holding a bayonet. The soldier on the proper right is holding a rifle and wearing a sword on his left; this figure is uniformed as well. Below the figures at the base of the pedestals are two flags crossed with olive branches, and there is an oak wreath of leaves and acorns in the center. The reliefs are located on the sides of the soldiers' pedestals. The relief that faces south depicts Oliver P. Morton giving a speech. The relief that faces north shows him standing in an infirmary tent. On the rear of the memorial are two plaques. The top plaque is located on the pedestal of Morton. It reads: On the plaque below the first on the lower part of the pedestal are the words: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oliver P. Morton (monument)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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