List of public art in Bloomington, Indiana facts for kids
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 |
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Alexander Memorial Grand Army of the Republic Monument |
Joseph Graf and Albert McIlveen | 1928 | Monroe County Courthouse39°10′0.64″N 86°32′2.07″W / 39.1668444°N 86.5339083°W | Limestone | Overall: approx. H. 35 ft.; Sculpture: approx. 8 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 ft. | Monroe County Commissioners | |
Axis | Dale Enochs | 1985 | Miller-Showers Park 39°10′47.04″N 86°32′3.89″W / 39.1797333°N 86.5344139°W | Limestone | Sculpture: approx. 25 x 7 x 7 ft. | City of Bloomington | |
Bloomington Waters | Brad Goldberg & Diana Goldberg | 1995 | Bloomington Parks & Recreation 39°10′10.95″N 86°32′10.61″W / 39.1697083°N 86.5362806°W | Limestone | Approx. H. 12 ft. x W. 9 ft. | City of Bloomington | |
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 | |
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 | |
February | Jerald Jacquard | 1988 | McCalla School 39°10′16.62″N 86°31′38.18″W / 39.1712833°N 86.5272722°W | Steel | approx. 8 ft. x 96 in. x 144 in. | Indiana University | |
Foster Quadrangle Relief | Unknown | Ida Husted Harper Hall, John W. Foster Quadrangle | Limestone | Approx. 18 ft. x 6 ft. x 4 in. | Indiana University | ||
Garden of Prayer | Georgia Marble Works (Fabricator) | ca. 1965 | Valhalla Memory Gardens | Marble | Sculpture: approx. 36 x 24 x 24 in. | Valhalla Memory Gardens | |
The Goodbody Duck | Albert McIlveen | Goodbody Hall, Indiana University | Limestone | Approx. 18 x 12 x 12 in. | Indiana University | ||
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 | |
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 | |
Peau Rouge Indiana | Alexander Calder | 1970 | Musical Arts Center, Indiana University 39°10′0″N 86°30′59″W / 39.16667°N 86.51639°W | Steel | Sculpture: approx. 40 x 32 x 33 ft. | Indiana University | |
Point/Counterpoint | Jerald Jacquard | 1978 | Corner of 6th & Madison 39°10′2.7″N 86°32′15.17″W / 39.167417°N 86.5375472°W | Steel | approx. 7 1/3 x 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 ft. | ||
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 | ||
Rabb Hall Relief Figures | Nathaniel Choate | 1959 | Rabb Hall, Indiana University | Limestone | Approx. 43 x 91 x 5 in. | Indiana University | |
Showalter Fountain 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 |
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