Stephen A. Douglas at Knox College - Galesburg, IL - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The Douglas panel is on the right.

The terrible weather on October 7, 1858, brought the debate to the shelter of the east side of Knox College's main building from the park where it had been scheduled. Accounts vary but newspapers reported that 10,000 people attended the debate.

The Knox College Old Main building stands today, much as it did a century and a half ago. The commemorative panels, cast in bronze, have been permanently mounted on the building. They portray not only the personages, but also the moment, the feeling of the men, and the impact of the event.

From Art Inventory site:

Approx. 59 1/2 x 35 5/8 x 2 1/4 in.

AVARD FAIRBANKS BEDI-RASSY (Beneath portrait:) STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS/ AT/ KNOX COLLEGE/ 1858/ THIS/ TABLET/ COMMEMORATES/ THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY/ OF THE FIFTH DEBATE BETWEEN/ ABRAHAM LINCOLN &/ STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS/ HELD ON THIS SITE OCTOBER SEVENTH/ 1858 signed Founder's mark appears.

Created in 1958 for the Centennial celebration of the debate held at this site by Lincoln and Douglas in 1858. Carl Sandburg and Frank Lloyd Wright were among those attending the dedication ceremony.

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TITLE: Stephen A. Douglas at Knox College ARTIST(S): Fairbanks, Avard, 1897-1987, sculptor. DATE: Dedicated Oct. 6, 1958. MEDIUM: Bronze CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 77002996 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: On the outside of the Old Main on the campus of Knox College. DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: none

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