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List of public art in LaPorte County, Indiana

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This is a list of public art in LaPorte 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.

Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image
LaPorte County Superior Court Figures Unknown LaPorte County Courthouse Limestone 2 figures. Each figure: approx. 8 ft. x 34 in. x 20 in. LaPorte County Board of Commissioners[1]
Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image
GAR Monument Indiana Stone & Supply Company 1926 Greenwood Cemetery Barre Granite Sculpture: approx. 7 1/2 ft. x 40 in. x 40 in. [2]
Hybrid Figure Richard Hunt 1978 Lubeznik Center for the Arts41°43′14.30″N 86°54′15.92″W / 41.7206389°N 86.9044222°W / 41.7206389; -86.9044222 Bronze Sculpture: approx. 85 x 34 x 23 in. [3]
Queen of All Saints Bernard O. Gruenke & Nobert Schaaf 1966 Queen of All Saints Church41°42′20.04″N 86°52′23.69″W / 41.7055667°N 86.8732472°W / 41.7055667; -86.8732472 Limestone Each panel: approx. 85 x 265 x 3 in. Queen of All Saints Church[4]
St. Stanislaus Kostka Entrance William Rudolf O'Donovan, Jonathan Scott Hartley ca. 1935 St. Stanislaus Church41°42′27.6″N 86°53′54.42″W / 41.707667°N 86.8984500°W / 41.707667; -86.8984500 Concrete 2 angels. Tympanum: approx. 7 ft. x 167 in. x 6 in.; Each angel: approx. 6 ft. x 2 ft. x 20 in. Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary[5]
Soldiers and Sailors Monument William Rudolf O'Donovan, Jonathan Scott Hartley 1893 Washington Park41°43′24.96″N 86°54′18.04″W / 41.7236000°N 86.9050111°W / 41.7236000; -86.9050111 Bronze, Granite Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft. x Diam. 30 in.; Base: approx. 17 x 16 x 16 ft.; Column: approx. H. 32 x Diam. 6 ft. (76 tons). City of Michigan City[6]
Spanish–American War Veterans Monument Unknown 1936 Old Lighthouse Museum Bronze, Granite Relief plaque: approx. 32 x 22 x 1 in.; Base: approx. 74 x 32 x 18 in. City of Michigan City[7]
Untitled Thomas S. Scarff 1985 Sprague Devices, 107 Eastwood Rd.41°43′34.78″N 86°50′8.56″W / 41.7263278°N 86.8357111°W / 41.7263278; -86.8357111 Aluminum Approx. 121 x 66 x 36 in. Sprague Devices[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ Save Outdoor Sculpture (1993). "(LaPorte County Superior Court Figures), (sculpture)". SOS. Smithsonian. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. ^ Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "GAR Monument, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  3. ^ Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "Hybrid Figure, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  4. ^ Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "Queen of All Saints, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  5. ^ Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "St. Stanislaus Kostka Entrance, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  6. ^ Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  7. ^ Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "(Spanish–American War Veterans Monument), (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  8. ^ Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey (1993). "Untitled, (sculpture)". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 24 December 2013.