User:Ebduval/Workers' Memorial

Workers' Memorial by artist Daniel Edwards was made to commemorate workers who have died on the job. The memorial consists of three bronze workers standing atop a limestone base. The statue was unveiled in 1995 on April 28, a day on which Indianapolis labor groups annually commemorate fallen workers. Sponsored by the AFL-CIO, labor groups paid the entire $40,000 cost of the memorial.

Description
Workers' Memorial depicts three bronze industrial workers standing atop a limestone base. Two of the workers are male and one is female. The bases of the proper right and the proper left workers are inscribed "D. EDWARDS 1995." The base of the center worker is inscribed with the names of people who helped create the statue. Two clasped hands are carved into the front of the base and the inscription reads:
 * IN MEMORY OF ALL INDIANA
 * WORKERS WHO HAVE DIED AT WORK
 * OR AS A RESULT OF THEIR LABOR
 * DEDICATED
 * THIS WORKER MEMORIAL DAY
 * APRIL 28, 1995

On the back of the base are plaques of several Indiana labor groups.

Location
The memorial is located on the west side of the Indiana Government Center North on West Street.

Artist
Artist Daniel Edwards was born in La Porte, Indiana in 1965. He is an alumnus and former professor of the Herron School of Art. His other works of art in Indianapolis include The Landmark for Peace Memorial and several bronze bust portraitures housed in the National Museum of Art and Sport. His most well-known works are often considered controversial and address celebrity and popular culture, including Britney Spears, Oprah, Fidel Castro and Paris Hilton as subjects.