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relief. The portrait of Bolton occupies the middle ground of the plaque and depicts Bolton in a ¾ view. In the upper left corner of the plaque are four lines from Bolton's "Indiana." Below the portrait is the plaque's dedication. Sangernebo's signature and the year 1941 are below the portrait to the
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Sangernebo, née Elyes (1877–1969), was a well-known local artist trained at Herron Art School, Indianapolis. She was both a sculptor and painter. A member of the National League of American Pen Women, she was awarded the commission. Sangernebo based the sculpture on a
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commission a sculpture honoring Sarah T. Bolton and arrange to install in the State House. Sarah T. Bolton was known as the "Pioneer Poet
Laureate of Indiana." Her poems are published in
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at her throat, and the collar is fringed. Her shawl and bodice are plain and without definition or folds. Under the right breast are Bolton's life dates, 1814–1893.
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that appeared in Bolton's Life and Poems of Sarah Tittle Bolton (1880). She completed the sculpture in
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inch (1.9 cm) deep. The ground of the relief is dull and has a pebbled surface. The face and letter fronts have a polished, shiny
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Sangernebo (1902–2001), daughter of Emma and Alexander Sangernebo, put Bolton's "Paddle Your Own Canoe" to music.
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Barrett (December 18, 1814 – August 4, 1893) and contains four lines from Bolton's poem "Indiana".
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