Statue of Jim Rhodes

The work is tall and almost 6 tons in weight, including a bronze statue weighing 700 lbs. and a granite base weighing more than 11,000 lbs. The work depicts James A. Rhodes (the longest-serving governor of Ohio and the namesake for the Rhodes State Office Tower) as he looked in 1963. The statue depicts Rhodes wearing a business suit, striding forward, and carrying a briefcase in his right hand. An inscription on the base reads: Plaster castings of the statue are stored by the Ohio History Connection, the organization authorized by the state assembly to oversee the project. ==History==

The statue cost $67,500 and was commissioned by several companies, including the American Financial Corporation, Dale Property Company, L. M. Berry and Company, and the Western-Southern Life Insurance Company. Dedicated on December 5, 1982, it was originally installed on the northeast corner of the Ohio Statehouse grounds. In 2013, one was installed outside the Jackson County Courthouse in Jackson, Ohio. ==See also==