List of public art at the Indiana Statehouse

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This is a list of public art in and around the Indiana Statehouse, the Indiana Government Center North, and the Indiana Government Center South, which make up the Indiana Statehouse Public Art Collection.


TitleArtistYearLocation/GPS CoordinatesMaterialDimensionsOwnerImage
Christopher Columbus (sculpture by Vittori) [1] Enrico Vittori 1920Indiana Statehouse (grounds) 39°46′4.85″N86°9′47.45″W / 39.7680139°N 86.1631806°W / 39.7680139; -86.1631806 (Christopher Columbus by Enrico Vittori (1920)) Bronze, granite 39 × 23 × 29 in.State of Indiana
Abraham Lincoln (relief by Schwarz) Rudolph Schwarz and Marie Stewart 1906Indiana Government Center South (grounds) 39°46′2.71″N86°9′54.48″W / 39.7674194°N 86.1651333°W / 39.7674194; -86.1651333 (Abraham Lincoln plaque by Rudolph Schwarz (1906)) Bronze 65 × 35 in.State of Indiana
George Washington [2] Donald De Lue 1959Indiana Statehouse (grounds) 39°46′3.33″N86°9′45.66″W / 39.7675917°N 86.1626833°W / 39.7675917; -86.1626833 (George Washington by Donald De Lue (1959)) Bronze 9 ft. 4 in. × 46 in. × 36 in. (900 lbs.)State of Indiana
Tulip to Life [3] Eric Ernstberger 1991Indiana Government Center South (grounds) 39°46′4.92″N86°9′52.48″W / 39.7680333°N 86.1645778°W / 39.7680333; -86.1645778 (Tulip to Life by Eric Ernstberger (1991)) Stainless steel, copper, limestone 42 in. × 15 ft. × 18 ft.State of Indiana
Indiana Law Enforcement and Firefighters Memorial Multiple2001Indiana Government Center North (grounds) 39°46′8.70″N86°9′49.88″W / 39.7690833°N 86.1638556°W / 39.7690833; -86.1638556 (Indiana Law Enforcement and Firefighters Memorial by multiple artist (2001)) Bronze, Granite, Indiana Limestone multiple piecesState of Indiana
Oliver P. Morton (monument) [4] [5] Rudolph Schwarz 1907Indiana Statehouse (grounds) 39°46′6.99″N86°9′42.93″W / 39.7686083°N 86.1619250°W / 39.7686083; -86.1619250 (Oliver P. Morton Memorial by Rudolph Schwarz (1907)) Bronze, granite 10 × 4 × 4 ft.State of Indiana
Robert Dale Owen Memorial [6] [7] Frances Goodwin 1911Indiana Statehouse (grounds) 39°46′4.06″N86°9′45.62″W / 39.7677944°N 86.1626722°W / 39.7677944; -86.1626722 (Robert Dale Owen Memorial by Francis Goodwin (1911)) Bronze 45.5 × 42.5 × 70 in.State of Indiana
Thomas A. Hendricks Monument [8] Richard Henry Park 1890Indiana Statehouse (grounds) 39°46′3.29″N86°9′43.87″W / 39.7675806°N 86.1621861°W / 39.7675806; -86.1621861 (Thomas A. Hendricks Memorial by Richard Henry Park (1890)) Bronze, red granite 132 in × 60 in × 60 inState of Indiana Hendricks Sculpture.jpg
Coal Miner (statue) [9] John J. Szaton 1966Indiana Statehouse (grounds) 39°46′08.33″N86°9′47.3″W / 39.7689806°N 86.163139°W / 39.7689806; -86.163139 (Coal Miner by John J. Szaton (1966)) Bronze, black granite 85 × 261⁄2 × 28 in.State of Indiana
The Westward Journey [10] Herman Carl Mueller 1878Indiana Statehouse (grounds) 39°46′4.75″N86°9′45.67″W / 39.7679861°N 86.1626861°W / 39.7679861; -86.1626861 (Untitled (Indians, Reaper, Blacksmith, and Pioneer Family) by Herman Carl Mueller (1878)) Limestone 4 units. Figure groupings: 12 × 12 × 31⁄2; Single figures: 12 × 31⁄2 × 31⁄2 ft.State of Indiana
Workers' Memorial Sculpture Daniel Edwards 1995Indiana Government Center South (grounds) 39°46′8.77″N86°10′0.07″W / 39.7691028°N 86.1666861°W / 39.7691028; -86.1666861 (Worker's Memorial Sculpture by Daniel Edwards (1995)) Bronze on limestone baseState of Indiana
Young Abe Lincoln [11] David K. Rubins 1962Indiana Government Center South (grounds) 39°46′6.74″N86°9′54.65″W / 39.7685389°N 86.1651806°W / 39.7685389; -86.1651806 (Young Abe Lincoln by David Kresz Rubins (1962)) Bronze, Granite 108 × 30 × 381⁄2 in.State of Indiana
Abraham Lincoln (bust by Jones) Thomas Dow Jones 1862Indiana Statehouse plaster 33" × 25" × 18"State of Indiana
Ashbel Parsons Willard (bust) Henry Dexter 1860Indiana Statehouseplaster9" × 11.5" × 23.5"State of Indiana
Benjamin Harrison (bust) Richard Peglow Indiana StatehouseState of Indiana
Calvin Fletcher (bust) UnknownIndiana Statehouse Marble 47.5 × 20 × 10.25 inchesState of Indiana
Colonel Richard Owen (bust) Belle Kinney Scholz 1913Indiana Statehouse Bronze 70 × 40 × 21 in.State of Indiana
Daniel W. Voorhees (bust) James Paxton Voorhees Indiana Statehouse Plaster 31 × 27 × 18 inState of Indiana
George Rogers Clark (bust) David McLary 1987Indiana Statehouse Plaster State of Indiana
George Washington (bust by Houdon) Jean-Antoine Houdon 1932Indiana Statehouse Plaster 25 × 18 × 18 inIndiana Historical Bureau
Frank O'Bannon (bust) Kenneth G. Ryden 2005Indiana StatehouseBronze17 × 10 × 37 in.State of Indiana
Henry F. Schricker (bust) David K. Rubins 1964Indiana StatehouseBronze and limestone49 × 29 × 22 in.State of Indiana
Matthew E. Welsh (bust) Daniel Edwards 1996Indiana StatehouseBronze23.5 × 12.75 × 12 inState of Indiana
Otis Bowen (bust) Lou Ann Lanagan 1981Indiana Statehouse Bronze on wooden base20.5 × 13State of Indiana
Robert D. Orr (bust) Don Ingle 1987Indiana StatehouseBronze30 × 21 × 15 inState of Indiana
Sherman Minton (bust) Robert Merrell Gage 1956Indiana StatehouseBronze30.25 × 24 × 11.75 inState of Indiana
Stephen Neal (bust) Clara Barth Leonard 1907Indiana Statehouse Bronze 27 × 24 × 15 in.; 68.58 × 60.96 × 38.1 cmState of Indiana
William H. English (bust) UnknownIndiana StatehouseMarble22 × 24 × 15 in.; 55.88 × 60.96 × 38.1 cmState of Indiana Bust of William H. English.jpg
Indiana (statue) Retta T. Matthews 1893Indiana Statehouse Metal State of Indiana
Sarah T. Bolton (relief) Emma Sangernebo 1941Indiana Statehouse Bronze 49 in. × 311⁄8 in. × 3/4 in.State of Indiana
Frances Elizabeth Willard (relief) Lorado Taft 1929Indiana Statehouse Bronze 49.75 in × 32 in × .5 inState of Indiana
Wendell Willkie (relief) Paul Fjelde Indiana Statehouse Bronze 50.75 in × 33.25 in × 1 inState of Indiana
Here I Grew Up Garo Z. Antreasian 1962Indiana Government Center NorthBysantine Smalti70 × 25 ft.State of Indiana
Plaque honoring 1st religious service in Indianapolis Howard Petty 1924Indiana Statehouse
Values of Civilization Alexander Doyle 1888Indiana Statehouse Marble 9 ft.State of Indiana Sculpture of Agriculture (Indiana Statehouse).jpg



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Spirit of Indiana Eugene Francis Savage 1964Indiana StatehouseOil on linen canvas21 × 41.5 ft.State of Indiana
Indiana state stone (sculpture) Perry, Matthews, & Buskirk Quarry Indiana Statehouse Limestone on oak base with metal casters and steel plate16.25 in × 16 in × 16 inState of Indiana

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Alexander Doyle

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<i>Christopher Columbus</i> (Vittori)

Christopher Columbus is a public artwork by Italian artist Enrico Vittori and located on the grounds of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The sculpture was installed on the southwest corner of the Indiana Statehouse lawn in 1920 as a gift from Italian immigrant communities in Indiana.

<i>The Westward Journey</i>

The Westward Journey, also listed as Indians, Reaper, Blacksmith, Pioneer Family, is a set of outdoor sculptures made by Herman Carl Mueller in 1886–1887, located above the south portico of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis, the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana.

The Indiana Statehouse Public Art Collection, located in Indianapolis, Indiana, consists of more than 40 public artworks that are on display inside and around the grounds of Indiana Statehouse and the Indiana Government Center North and Indiana Government Center South.

<i>Tulip to Life</i>

Tulip to Life is a public artwork located on the grounds of the Indiana Government Center South in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The functional sculpture is a drinking fountain made of stainless steel in the shape of a tulip tree leaf. Designed by Eric Ernstberger of Muncie, Indiana, and fabricated by Tarpenning-LaFollette of Indianapolis, Indiana, the sculpture was installed in 1991.

References

  1. ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Christopher Columbus (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  2. ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1992). "George Washington (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  3. ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Giant Tulip Tree Leaf/Drinking Fountain". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  4. ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Oliver P. Morton (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  5. ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "(2 Civil War Reliefs) (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  6. ↑ "The Robert Dale Owen Memorial". The Indiana Quarterly Magazine of History. Indiana University Department of History. 1 (2): 105–107. 1920. JSTOR   27785486.
  7. ↑ "Grounds" (PDF). Indiana Statehouse Self-Guided Tour. State of Indiana. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  8. ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Thomas A. Hendricks (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  9. ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1992). "Coal Miner (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  10. ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1992). "(Indians, Reaper, Blacksmith, Pioneer Family), (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  11. ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1992). "Young Abe Lincoln, (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
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