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These two ornate lampposts are constructed from multiple pieces of cast bronze that are welded together. A foundry mark on the side of the base indicates that they were made by Gorham Company Founders.
The base is roughly square with angular corners that terminate with symmetrical, three-toed lion's paws. The four paws were cast from the same mold and then welded to the base. The vertical sides of the base, about 4 inches (10 cm) in height, display a Greek key pattern. This is surmounted by a low, conical wreath of acanthus leaves that meets the cylindrical column shaft approximately 6 inches (15 cm) above the vertical sides.
The base is welded to the lower section of the vertical element, which is approximately 12 inches (30 cm) in diameter and 18 inches (46 cm) tall. It is decorated with several tiers of repeating, vertical, leaf-like patterns, topped with a wreath of acanthus leaves projecting outwards approximately 4 inches (10 cm) from the section below it.
The middle section of the vertical element consists of a 9 inches (23 cm)-wide fluted column shaft topped by a capital, rising a total of 6 feet (1.8 m). The capital is adorned with four bucrania (bulls’ skulls) and garlands.
A wide, circular pan about 32 inches (81 cm) in diameter rests atop the capital. This element is decorated with fluting that radiates outward. A small, ornate bronze element is anchored in the center of the pan (remaining mostly out of view from the ground), and acts as a support to the light fixture and globe. Electrical hardware rests on this and connects the globes to the lamp structure. The spherical globes, which were purchased by the IMA in 2010, are made of translucent white plastic and measure 2 feet (0.61 m) in diameter.
The torches are identical except for inscriptions on the front of each base. The lamppost on the west side of the walkway reads: MAY WRIGHT SEWALL
BORN GREENFIELD, WIS., MAY 27, 1844
DIED INDIANAPOLIS, IND., JULY 22, 1920
"LEAD KINDLY LIGHT"The lamppost to the east reads: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
MAY WRIGHT SEWALL
IN WHOSE WISE AND FARSEEING THOUGHT ORIGINATED
THE IDEA OF AN ART ASSOCIATION OF INDIANAPOLIS
bronze Greek key pattern bucrania capital acanthus