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 Courthouse39°10′0.64″N 86°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″N 86°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″N 86°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″N 86°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″N 86°30′59″W / 39.16667°N 86.51639°W / 39.16667; -86.51639 Steel Sculpture: approx. 40 x 32 x 33 ft. Indiana University[2]
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 / 39.167417; -86.5375472 Steel approx. 7 1/3 x 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 ft. [13]
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[14]
Rabb Hall Relief Figures Nathaniel Choate 1959 Rabb Hall, Indiana University Limestone Approx. 43 x 91 x 5 in. Indiana University[15]
Showalter Fountain[16]
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[17]

References

  1. ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Alexander Memorial, (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  2. 1 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 Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1994). "Point/Counterpoint, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  14. ↑ Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "(Portico of Myers Hall), (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  15. ↑ Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1994). "(Rabb Hall Relief Figures), (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  16. ↑ Carrie Schwier, "The history behind the Showalter Fountain fish," Indiana University Archives.
  17. ↑ Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1994). "(Wright Quadrangle Reliefs), (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
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