Daniel W. Voorhees is a public artwork by American artist James Paxton Voorhees, located on the second floor alcove of the Indiana Statehouse behind the tourism desk. The statehouse is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Daniel W. Voorhees, nicknamed the "Tall Sycamore of the Wabash" for his tall stature, large head and broad shoulders, was a distinguished Indiana politician of the 19th century. Description Daniel W. Voorhees is a plaster sculpture that has been painted white. The bust measures by by . Voorhees gazes slightly upward to his proper left, and his proper right eyebrow is raised. His hair is combed away from a side part on the proper left of his scalp. His handlebar moustache obscures his mouth and reaches his chin in length. A frock coat with a notched lapel is worn over a vest and a high-collared shirt buttoned up to the neck, where a stock-tie is fastened into a bow. The bust sits upon a pedestal of olive branches that partially envelope a coat of arms or crest, which feature eleven stars and seven stripes. A plaque beneath the bust provides the following information: "Daniel Wolsey Voorhees; born 9-26-1827 – died 4-9-1897; Congressman 1861–1865, 1868–1873; United States Senator 1877–1897; Trial lawyer; Orator; Proponent for the Library of Congress." Historical information The artist of Daniel W. Voorhees was Daniel W. Voorhees' son, James P. Voorhees (1855–1936). The younger Voorhees spent 21 years as a secretary for his father. After the elder Voorhees' death in 1897, James P. Voorhees completed a bust of his father to memorialize his contribution to the establishment of the Library of Congress, which included planning and championing for the cause as chairman of a Senate committee. The bust was presented to Governor James Frank Hanly (1905–1909) for the Indiana Statehouse. Location history In 1943, Daniel W. Voorhees was located on the southeast corner pier of the third floor of the Indiana Statehouse, facing south. It was accompanied by Indiana, a sculpture which was located in the southwest corner pier. At the time, all other niches on the third floor were empty. By 1982, in the northwest corner pier, Indiana State Stone joined Indiana and the bust of Voorhees on the third floor. An additional copy of Daniel W. Voorhees can be found at the Vigo County Historical Society in Terre Haute, Indiana. This bust was donated to the Emeline Fairbanks Memorial Library