''Pan'' is a 1980 public artwork by sculptor
Roger White located at the
Indiana World War Memorial Plaza in
Indianapolis, Indiana
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,
United States
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. This work was originally surveyed in 1993 as part of the
Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! program. A former water fountain, this piece is part of a
National Historic Landmark District.
Description
It is a
bronze
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals (such as phosphorus) or metalloid ...
figure of
Pan sitting on a
limestone
Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (materials science) ...
tree stump. Pan is
nude and his furry proper right knee is bent upwards to his chest with his other leg hangs over the side of the stump. The
satyr holds a
pan flute
A pan flute (also known as panpipes or syrinx) is a musical instrument based on the principle of the closed tube, consisting of multiple pipes of gradually increasing length (and occasionally girth). Multiple varieties of pan flutes have been ...
in his hand, holding it up to his mouth, as if playing it for nearby
''Syrinx''.
Information
''Pan'' was originally designed by
Myra Reynolds Richards. Richards' original ''Syrinx'' and ''Pan'' sculptures were dedicated in 1923. Eventually, both pieces were stolen, with ''Syrinx'' disappearing in 1959 and ''Pan'' c. 1970. The parks department commissioned
Adolph Wolter
Adolph Gustav Wolter von Ruemelin (September 7, 1903 – October 15, 1980), transplanted sculptor in Indiana, was born on September 7, 1903, in Reutlingen (Baden-Württemberg), Germany, in the southern region of that country. The second of thr ...
to replace the pieces, and in 1973 they were reinstalled in their current location in University Park at the
Indiana World War Memorial Plaza. However, Wolter's ''Pan'' would eventually be stolen as well, and sculptor Roger White was commissioned to replace the piece. ''Pan'' was replaced in 1980 by White.
photographed the sculpture in September 2016.
Gallery
Pan Label.jpg, Label for Pan
References
External links
Indiana War Memorial Commission Picture Tour
Outdoor sculptures in Indianapolis
1980 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Indiana
Stolen works of art
Sculptures of Pan (god)
Statues in Indianapolis
Limestone sculptures in Indiana
Nude sculptures in the United States
1980 establishments in Indiana
Musical instruments in art
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