249 – Fritz Triebel Statue @ Fred Block Grave
As I said in the comments area, the statue was cast by Fritz Triebel, the same person Peoria native who sculpted the Civil War Monument at the Courthouse and the Ingersoll statue in lower Glen Oak Park.
The grave itself is of Fred Block of Schipper & Block and Block & Kuhl fame.
A nice color brochure put out by ArtsPartners titled In Plain Sight. A Guide to Finding & Experiencing Peoria’s Public Art. {pdf} describes it this way:
Many consider the bronze statue called “Peace†the most beautiful sculpture in Peoria. Frederick Triebel cast it in 1906 for the Fred L. Block family monument in Springdale Cemetery. Mr. Block chose it himself after a visit with the Triebels in New York; shortly thereafter, he was killed in an automobile/train accident. Fred Block and his brother made their fortune with the area’s most successful department store, Schipper & Block.
June 29th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Ummmm …. Parkview Cemetery?
June 29th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Springdale Cemetery
June 30th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
St. Mary’s or St. Joesph’s, both in West Peoria.
June 30th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
It actually is in Springdale, which I understand seems sort-of odd, or at least not obvious, but the bronze statue is quite significant.
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:37 am
how long are you going to keep us in suspense over the significance of the bronze statue?
July 2nd, 2008 at 11:27 am
It was cast by Fritz Triebel, the same person Peoria native who sculpted the Civil War Monument at the Courthouse and the Ingersoll statue in lower Glen Oak Park.
July 2nd, 2008 at 11:42 am
How significant that is depends on your perspective, I guess.