With the creation of the first Yugoslavia, Meštrović's focus shifted to more mundane topics such as musical instruments or chapels. He particularly oriented himself towards religious items, mostly made of wood, under artistic influence from the Byzantine and Gothic architecture. The most renowned works from his early period are the Crucifix and Madonna; later he became inspired by Michelangelo Buonarroti and created a large number of stone reliefs and portraits. The Croatian dinar featured Meštrović's work History of the Croats. Meštrović's most famous monuments include: Canadian Phalanx, a marble relief, 284 Wellington Street in Ottawa, Ontario Gregory of Nin in Split Josip Juraj Strossmayer in Zagreb Monument of Gratitude to France in Belgrade Monument to the Unknown Hero, Avala, Belgrade Victor monument on Kalemegdan Fortress in Belgrade Svetozar Miletić in Novi Sad Nadežda Petrović in Čačak Nikola Tesla in Zagreb History of Croats in Zagreb and in the Royal Compound, Belgrade (two copies made) Mausoleum of Njegoš on Mount Lovćen in Montenegro The Spring of Life in Zagreb Domagoj's Archers in Zagreb (Meštrović Foundation) The Bowman and The Spearman in Chicago Martin Kukučín in the Medical Garden, Bratislava, Slovakia Ion I. C. Brătianu in Bucharest, Romania (24 noiembrie 1937) King Carol I in Bucharest, Romania (1939) - this monument was destroyed by communists after 1948 Relief of Cardinal Stepinac with Christ, Zagreb Cathedral St. Jerome the Priest, Washington, D.C. Christ and the Samaritan Woman and St. Luke (1957), Notre Dame Crucifix and Young Christ Teaching in the Temple (1957), Keenan and Stanford Halls, Notre Dame Crucifix at St. Joseph Cathedral (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Galleries displaying his work include: Ivan Meštrović Gallery in Split, created after his major donation in 1950, which includes 86 statues in marble, stone, bronze, wood and gypsum, 17 drawings, and also eight bronze statues in the open garden, 28 reliefs in wood in the kaštelet and one stone crucifix Ivan Meštrović Memorial Gallery created in 1973 in Vrpolje, his birthplace, with 35 works in bronze and plaster stone Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame has many of his works. He was artist-in-residence at Notre Dame and resided in South Bend, Indiana, until his death. National Museum of Serbia holds sculptures and monuments (a total of 45 works) including Miloš Obilić, Kosovo girl, Srđa Zlopogleđa, Kraljević Marko, and Widow Louisiana Arts and Science Museum (LASM) (retrieved January 29, 2016) in Baton Rouge has