"Let There Be Light" - Scripps Park - Rushville, IL
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N 40° 07.031 W 090° 34.715
15T E 706348 N 4443573
First built as a tombstone to honor the sculptor's parents, and a second at the tomb of Isaac Wolfe Bernheim, and used here by Albert Bagby to honor his parents.
Waymark Code: WMK6MN
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 02/20/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member uccacher
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County of statute: Schuyler County
Location of statue: US 24, Scripps Park, W. of Rushville, IL
Location of original: Stands over Barnard's parents grave in Springdale Cemetery, Madison, Kentucky
Replica placed by: Albert Morris Bagby
Text of base:

DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
JOHN COURTS BAGBY
and
MARY AGNES SCRIPPS BAGBY, His Wife

Original has no text
The statue is titled, “Let There Be Light.” Barnard placed the statue over his parents’ grave, which he intentionally designed with no names or dates of death on it.

The Springdale Cemetery site and photos and info.

Where is original located?: Barnard's parents grave in Springdale Cemetery, Madison, Kentucky

Where is this replica located?: Scripps Park, Rushville, Illinois

Who created the original?: George Grey Barnard

Internet Link about Original: http://bernheim.org/programs/arts-in-nature-program/sculpture-in-the-arboretum/

Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1925
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