Adolph Wolter

The second of three sons, he was educated in the local schools and confirmed in the town's Roman Catholic Church where his father Karl Wolter was chief sculptor.

In due course he matriculated to the Academy of Fine Arts (now called Die Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Kunste) in Stuttgart, where students enjoyed a reputation for their self-motivation and initiative.

In September 1975, he journeyed back to Reutlingen to present an honorary Indianapolis key to the mayor as a token of friendship between the two cities.

He won several prizes, including the Forty-fifth Annual Exhibit of the Indiana Artists Club in 1977 for his "Violinist," and his 24-foot (7.3 m) tall Four Freedoms Monument in the White Chapel Cemetery in Troy, Michigan.

Other works include: the Louis Chevrolet Memorial designed by Fred Wellman and sculpted by Wolter at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, commemorating the contributions of the auto designer and racer; Wolter's contributions to Second Presbyterian Church and to Broadway United Methodist Church; a Presidential Chain of Office presented to Butler University's president; the life-size bust of Crispus Attucks; two figures ("Spiritual Victory" and "Resurrection") on either side of the door of the Mt.