in Terra Haute in 1906. Artist James P. Voorhees was a sculptor, an actor, and a published author. He completed a bust of the ninth Vice President of the United States, Richard Mentor Johnson, in 1895. The bust was placed in a niche in the United States Senate chamber. A year later, James P. Voorhees was nominated to sculpt a bust of the 14th Vice President of the United States, John C. Breckinridge. James P. Voorhees also completed busts of Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon Bonaparte. Actor In September 1897, five months after his father's death, James P. Voorhees performed a series of lecture-monologues with a style of oratory that reminded audience members of the senior Voorhees. A year later, James P. Voorhees started work on a bill to support the establishment of a national theater in Washington, D.C. The bill garnered endorsements from prominent actors of the time, such as Richard Mansfield, Henry Irving, E.H. Sothern, Henry E. Dixey, and Frank Daniels. It was introduced to the United States House of Representatives by Mr. Miers of Indiana on December 18, 1902. Author James P. Voorhees was a published author of several works of poetry and stories, including Caverns of Dawn (1910). His work, Flaws: A Story of Hoosierlands (1925) was written while living at the Hendrix Hotel in Plainfield, Indiana, later known as the Van Buren Hotel. James P. Voorhees also corresponded with James Whitcomb Riley, known as the “Hoosier Poet.” References External links Full text of "Caverns of Dawn (1910)" by James P. Voorhees available on Google Books Indiana Statehouse Tour Office More images of Voorhees in Flickr Voorhees, Daniel W. Indiana Statehouse Public Art Collection Monuments and memorials in Indiana Plaster sculptures in the United States Sculptures of men in Indiana