List of public art in Spencer County, Indiana

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This is a list of public art in Spencer County, Indiana.

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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 (e.g., sound installation,) it is stated next to the title.

Lincoln City

TitleArtistYearLocation/GPS CoordinatesMaterialDimensionsOwnerImage
Cabin Site Memorial Thomas Hibben 1935 Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial 38°7′0.96″N86°59′50.28″W / 38.1169333°N 86.9973000°W / 38.1169333; -86.9973000 Bronze & Sandstone or Limestone Sculpture: approx. 56 in. x 17 1/2 ft. x 20 ft.; Wall: approx. 50 in. x 36 ft. 8 in. x 42 ft. 8 in. National Park Service [1] Lincoln boyhood memoral8.jpg
Nancy Hanks Lincoln Gravestone Alfred H. Yates 1879 Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Italian marble Gravestone: approx. 46 x 20.5 x 5 in. National Park Service [2] Nancy hanks lincoln grave.jpg

Mariah Hill

TitleArtistYearLocation/GPS CoordinatesMaterialDimensionsOwnerImage
CrucifixA. Shum (fabricator)1892Cemetery Limestone Approx. 9 ft x 78 in. x 2 ft. Mary Help of Christians [3]

Saint Meinrad

TitleArtistYearLocation/GPS CoordinatesMaterialDimensionsOwnerImage
Blessed Virgin Mary Timothy Kennedy St. Meinrad Archabbey Ceramic Approx. 5 ft. 10 in. x 1 ft. 4 in. x 10 in.St. Meinrad Archabbey [4]
Christ the King Herbert Jogerst ca. 1950s St. Meinrad Archabbey Travertine, Concrete & Copper Figure: approx. 7 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. x 1 ft. 4 in.St. Meinrad Archabbey [5]
Our Lady Herbert Jogerst 1954 St. Meinrad Archabbey Tennessee marble Approx. 7 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. x 3 ft.St. Meinrad Archabbey [6]
Our Lady of the Press Herbert Jogerst ca. 1955 St. Meinrad Archabbey Limestone Sculpture: approx. 65 x 64 x 14 in.St. Meinrad Archabbey [7]
Relief panels Herbert Jogerst ca. 1952 St. Meinrad Archabbey Sandstone Each panel: approx. 6 x 3 x 3 ft.St. Meinrad Archabbey [8]
St. Bede Herbert Jogerst 1954 St. Meinrad Archabbey Limestone Sculpture: approx. 12 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 5 1/2 in.St. Meinrad Archabbey [9]
St. Benedict Herbert Jogerst 1954 St. Meinrad Archabbey 38°9′58.36″N86°48′39.19″W / 38.1662111°N 86.8108861°W / 38.1662111; -86.8108861 Marble Approx. 8 x 2 1/2 x 2 ft.St. Meinrad Archabbey [10]
St. Scholastica Herbert Jogerst 1954 St. Meinrad Archabbey 38°9′58.36″N86°48′39.19″W / 38.1662111°N 86.8108861°W / 38.1662111; -86.8108861 Marble Approx. 8 x 2 1/2 x 2 ft.St. Meinrad Archabbey [11]
St. Thomas AquinasUnknown St. Meinrad Archabbey Marble Approx. 6 ft. x 32 in. x 22 in.St. Meinrad Archabbey [12] -

Santa Claus

TitleArtistYearLocation/GPS CoordinatesMaterialDimensionsOwnerImage
Santa Claus Carl Barrett1935Santa Claus Town Hall 38°7′17.45″N86°55′22.76″W / 38.1215139°N 86.9229889°W / 38.1215139; -86.9229889 Concrete Sculpture: approx. 22 ft. 3 in. x 64 in. x 70 in. [13] Santa claus, in.JPG

Notes

  1. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "Cabin Site Memorial, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  2. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1994). "Nancy Hanks Lincoln Gravestone, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  3. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "(Crucifix), (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  4. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "St. Benedict, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  5. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "Christ the King, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  6. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "Our Lady, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  7. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "Our Lady of the Press, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  8. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "(Relief Panels), (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  9. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "St. Bede, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  10. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "St. Benedict, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  11. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "St. Scholastica, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  12. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "St. Thomas Aquinas, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  13. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "Santa Claus (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2 December 2010.

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