List of public art in Tippecanoe County, Indiana

This is a list of public art in Tippecanoe County, 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.

TitleArtistYearLocation/GPS CoordinatesMaterialDimensionsOwnerImage
Battle of Tippecanoe MonumentJohn H. Mahoney1908Tippecanoe Battlefield Park 40°30′21.8″N 86°50′40.8″W / 40.506056°N 86.844667°W / 40.506056; -86.844667GraniteOverall: approx. 90 x 35 x 35 ft.; Harrison: approx. 7 1/2 x 3 x 2 ft.National Park Service[1]
TitleArtistYearLocation/GPS CoordinatesMaterialDimensionsOwnerImage
Operation Skywatch MemorialMary McDonald1976LimestoneSculpture: approx. 6 x 4 x 3 ft.Lawrence O'Connor?[2]
TitleArtistYearLocation/GPS CoordinatesMaterialDimensionsOwnerImage
Marquis de LafayetteLorado Taft1887Tippecanoe County Courthouse40°25′8.25″N 86°53′35.97″W / 40.4189583°N 86.8933250°W / 40.4189583; -86.8933250MetalFigure: approx. 6 x 3 x 3 ft.Tippecanoe County Commissioners[3]
Entrance Relief, Former Merchants National BankH. H. Waterman1917-1918316 Main Street40°25′9.18″N 86°53′37.71″W / 40.4192167°N 86.8938083°W / 40.4192167; -86.8938083Limestone or graniteAngel figures: each approx. 9 x 9 x 1 ft.; Figure of Lafayette: approx. 3 ft. x 9 in. x 6 in.[4]
OuabacheRichard McNeely1976East side of the Wabash River on the Union/Salem Streets bridge[5]40°25′31.04″N 86°53′32.99″W / 40.4252889°N 86.8924972°W / 40.4252889; -86.8924972AluminumFigure: approx. 31 ft. x 16 ft. x 5 ft. 4 in.City of Lafayette[6]
Tippecanoe County CourthouseElias Max1882Tippecanoe County Courthouse40°25′7″N 86°53′37″W / 40.41861°N 86.89361°W / 40.41861; -86.89361Zinc, paint9 sculptures. Justice: approx. 14 x 4 x 4 ft.; Each of Four Seasons: approx. 9 1/2 x 3 x 2 ft.; Each pediment sculpture: approx. 10 x 42 x 4 ft.Tippecanoe County Commissioners[7]
Farm Family SculptureLinda Vanderkolk & Roy Patrick1992SW corner of 6th & Main 40°25'08.6"N 86°53'31.2"Wfound steel3 sculptures Approx. 6 x 6 x 4 ft.City of Lafayette
TitleArtistYearLocation/GPS CoordinatesMaterialDimensionsOwnerImage
Bear CubsJon Magnus Jonsonca. 1934Child Development and Family Studies Building, Purdue UniversityLimestoneSculpture: approx. 22 x 14 x 22 in.Purdue University[8]
LifeG. J. Busche1956Stewart CenterLimestoneApprox. 12 1/2 ft. x 9 ft. x 6 in.Purdue University[9]
Kaikoo VIBetty Gold1986Purdue UniversityPainted cold-rolled steelApprox. 12 1/2 x 11 x 6 ft.Purdue University[10]
Bear CubsJon Magnus Jonsonca. 1934Child Development and Family Studies Building, Purdue UniversityLimestoneSculpture: approx. 22 x 14 x 22 in.Purdue University[8]
Purdue Memorial Union relief figuresFrances L. Rich1939Purdue Memorial UnionLimestone8 reliefs. Each sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 3 ft. x 6 in.Purdue University[11]
The Performing ArtsJon Magnus Jonson1938-1940Purdue University, Elliott Hall of MusicLimestone6 figures. Each sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 30 in. x 20 in.Purdue University[12]
UntitledJohn Rietta1973Purdue University40°25′24.79″N 86°54′38.20″W / 40.4235528°N 86.9106111°W / 40.4235528; -86.9106111Bronze with patinaSculpture: approx. 26 x 29 x 30 in.Purdue University[13]

References

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  1. ^ Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "Battle of Tippecanoe Monument with Statue of William Henry Harrison, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  2. ^ Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "Operation Skywatch Memorial, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  3. ^ Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "Marquis de Lafayette, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  4. ^ Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "Entrance Relief, Former Merchants National Bank, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Outdoor Art". What to do. Visit Lafayette/West Lafayette. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  6. ^ Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "Ouabache". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  7. ^ Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "Tippecanoe County Courthouse, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  8. ^ a b Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "Bear Cubs, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  9. ^ Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "Life, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  10. ^ Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "Kaikoo VI, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  11. ^ Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "Purdue Memorial Union (Relief Figures), (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  12. ^ Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "The Performing Arts, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  13. ^ Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "Untitled, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 24 December 2013.