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The statue cost $67,500 and was commissioned by several companies, including the American Financial Corporation, Dale Property Company, L. M. Berry and Company, and the Western-Southern Life Insurance Company. The work was created after artist Gary Ross held a one two-hour sitting with Jim Rhodes and created a clay model. The bronze work was manufactured by Studio Foundry in Downtown Cleveland, created in seven parts, welded together, with the welds chased out to create a seamless piece.Dedicated on December 5, 1982, it was originally installed on the northeast corner of the Ohio Statehouse grounds. The statue was hit by a car and vandalized in 1983. It was moved by crane to its current location on September 7, 1991, intended only to stay there for a year amid the extensive renovation of the statehouse. Jim Rhodes was among those who preferred it at the Statehouse, though those in charge of the renovations were in support of its current placement; it remains at the foot of the tower today.The artwork was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.Identical statues were created for other areas of Ohio. In 2005, a replica was installed in Toledo. In 2013, one was installed outside the Jackson County Courthouse in Jackson, Ohio.
Downtown Cleveland Ohio Statehouse Smithsonian Institution Gary Ross Save Outdoor Sculpture! Jackson, Ohio Jim Rhodes Ohio Statehouse grounds Toledo