Indianapolis Museum of Art by Clara Barth Leonard, and is listed in the collection, though it has been lost since 1929. In order to create the most accurate portrait of Judge Neal, who had by this time been dead for three years, Clara Barth Leonard (later Sorensen, then Dieman) sculpted the facial features using photographs of him taken during life, as well as his death mask. A lifelong friend of Judge Neal, Louis Gibson, shared his suggestions as well, later praising Leonard for her efforts. In late 1907, Leonard exhibited the bust at the Herron Art Institute, along with a number of studies of heads. A contemporary newspaper article notes that Charles H. Niehaus, sculptor of the statue of Benjamin Harrison, spoke about the bronze bust of Judge Neal "in most complimentary terms" after having seen it at the Herron exhibit. The bust of Judge Neal was presented to the Indiana State Library during a ceremony conducted on July 10, 1908, at 10 o'clock in the morning. The ceremony was attended by a small number of interested parties, including Charles Neal and Clara Barth Leonard. Union B. Hunt, Secretary of State at the time, gave a stirring speech regarding Stephen Neal and his contributions to the State of Indiana, namely as the author of the original draft of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Mr. Hunt had high praise for Clara Barth Leonard, stating in his speech that, "she has done her work faithfully [which] is evidenced by the highly intellectual face, and the kindly and unassuming expression of the features which were so characteristic of Judge Neal." Demarchus C. Brown, Indiana State Librarian, accepted the gift on behalf of the State Library, remarking that he "was gratified...that there are artists in the state qualified to design and execute such memorials as that presented." Location history For a number of years, it had been impossible to publicly display Stephen Neal at the Indiana State Library because of a lack of available space. In 1930, Indiana State Librarian Louis J. Bailey transferred several pieces of art, including the bust of Judge Neal, to the custodian of the Indiana Statehouse with the permission of Governor Harry G. Leslie. There, it would be installed in one of the empty niches which surrounds the Statehouse rotunda. Acquisition In 1930, the Indiana Statehouse acquired the bust from the Indiana State Library. It is