List of public art in Bloomington, Indiana

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This is a list of public art in Bloomington, Indiana.

This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.

Most of the works mentioned are sculptures. When this is not the case (i.e. sound installation, for example) it is stated next to the title.

Bloomington

Title	Artist	Year	Location/GPS Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner	Image
Alexander Memorial Grand Army of the Republic Monument	Joseph Graf and Albert McIlveen	1928	Monroe County Courthouse 39°10′0.64″N86°32′2.07″W / 39.1668444°N 86.5339083°W / 39.1668444; -86.5339083	Limestone	Overall: approx. H. 35 ft.; Sculpture: approx. 8 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 ft.	Monroe County Commissioners [1]
Axis	Dale Enochs	1985	Miller-Showers Park 39°10′47.04″N86°32′3.89″W / 39.1797333°N 86.5344139°W / 39.1797333; -86.5344139	Limestone	Sculpture: approx. 25 x 7 x 7 ft.	City of Bloomington [2]
Bloomington Waters	Brad Goldberg & Diana Goldberg	1995	Bloomington Parks & Recreation 39°10′10.95″N86°32′10.61″W / 39.1697083°N 86.5362806°W / 39.1697083; -86.5362806	Limestone	Approx. H. 12 ft. x W. 9 ft.	City of Bloomington [3]
Christ in Garden of Gethsemane	Georgia Marble Works	ca. 1955	Valhalla Memorial Gardens	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 47 x 72 x 20 in.	Valhalla Memorial Gardens [4]
Congregations for Peace	William T. Dahman and William Galloway	1978-1979	Monroe County Courthouse	Limestone	Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 43 in. x 43 in.	Monroe County Commissioners [5]
February	Jerald Jacquard	1988	McCalla School 39°10′16.62″N86°31′38.18″W / 39.1712833°N 86.5272722°W / 39.1712833; -86.5272722	Steel	approx. 8 ft. x 96 in. x 144 in.	Indiana University [6]
Foster Quadrangle Relief	Unknown		Ida Husted Harper Hall, John W. Foster Quadrangle	Limestone	Approx. 18 ft. x 6 ft. x 4 in.	Indiana University [7]
Garden of Prayer	Georgia Marble Works (Fabricator)	ca. 1965	Valhalla Memory Gardens	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 36 x 24 x 24 in.	Valhalla Memory Gardens [8]
The Goodbody Duck	Albert McIlveen		Goodbody Hall, Indiana University	Limestone	Approx. 18 x 12 x 12 in.	Indiana University [9] [10]
Indiana Arc	Charles O. Perry	1955	Indiana University Art Museum	Aluminum
Light of the World	Albert Molnar	1908	Monroe County Courthouse (south portico)	Limestone	12 x 9 x 4 ft
Memorial Hall sculptures	Unknown	1925	Memorial Hall	Limestone	Indiana University seal relief: approx. 4 ft. x 18 in. x 6 in.; East and west reliefs: each approx. 16 x 12 x 6 in.; Doorway reliefs: each approx. 10 x 8 x 4 in.	Indiana University [11]
Monroe County Vietnam Veterans Memorial	Tony Grub	1991	Monroe County Courthouse	Limestone, metal	Sculpture: approx. 6 1/2 x 37 x 30 ft.	Monroe County Commissioners [12]
Peau Rouge Indiana	Alexander Calder	1970	Musical Arts Center, Indiana University 39°10′0″N86°30′59″W / 39.16667°N 86.51639°W / 39.16667; -86.51639	Steel	Sculpture: approx. 40 x 32 x 33 ft.	Indiana University [13]
Point/Counterpoint	Jerald Jacquard	1978	Corner of 6th & Madison 39°10′2.7″N86°32′15.17″W / 39.167417°N 86.5375472°W / 39.167417; -86.5375472	Steel	approx. 7 1/3 x 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 ft.	[14]
Portico of Myers Hall	Unknown		Myers Hall	Limestone	Tripartite relief: approx. 5 ft. x 108 in. x 15 in.; Owls: approx. 24 x 16 x 11 in.; Faces in windows: approx. 15 x 10 x 15 in.	Indiana University [15]
Rabb Hall Relief Figures	Nathaniel Choate	1959	Rabb Hall, Indiana University	Limestone	Approx. 43 x 91 x 5 in.	Indiana University [16]
Showalter Fountain [17] The Birth of Venus	Robert Laurent	1961	Indiana University Auditorium	Bronze
Wright Quadrangle Reliefs	Joseph Pollia	1949	Wright Quadrangle, Indiana University	Limestone	Justice and Art, each: approx. 6 ft. x 6 ft. x 5 in.; Sport reliefs, each: approx. 3 ft. x 45 ft. x 3 ft.; Drama: approx. 4 ft. x 4 ft. x 5 in.; Science: approx. 6 ft. x 6 ft. 2 in. x 5 in.	Indiana University [18]

References

1. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Alexander Memorial, (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
2. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Axis, (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
3. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Bloomington Waters, (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
4. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Christ in Garden of Gethsemane, (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
5. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Congregations for Peace, (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
6. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "February, (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
7. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Foster Quadrangle Relief, (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
8. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "Garden of Prayer, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
9. "Where is scenic Goodbody Hall?". Indiana University. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
10. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "(The Goodbody Duck), (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
11. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "(Memorial Hall, South Entrance), (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
12. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Monroe County Vietnam Veterans Memorial, (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
13. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Peau Rouge Indiana, (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
14. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1994). "Point/Counterpoint, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
15. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "(Portico of Myers Hall), (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
16. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1994). "(Rabb Hall Relief Figures), (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
17. Carrie Schwier, "The history behind the Showalter Fountain fish," Indiana University Archives.
18. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1994). "(Wright Quadrangle Reliefs), (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 3 March 2014.