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Ancestral Way
3rd Street between Jackson and Lindsey Streets
Robert Pulley's 11 organic forms appear to march in procession along the hillside as visitors exit the city. The hand-built stoneware fired ceramic sculptures combine references to the human figure with organic and geologic forms.
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Bartholomew County Memorial for Veterans
Courthouse Square
Twenty five limestone pillars, each 40-feet high, comprise the Bartholomew County Memorial for Veterans. Engraved on the columns are the names of those who gave their lives, along with excerpts from selected correspondence. Though large, the piece of...
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Birds of Fire
2nd and Jackson Streets
Columbus, IN
"Birds of Fire" is made of steel and is a bright orange. Ted Sitting Crow Garner’s inspiration came from a poem by Sri Chinmoy.
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C - Wall Hanging
Interior of City Hall
Robert Indiana’s C Wall Hanging is indicative of his pop art pieces. It uses distinctive imagery in what he calls “sculptural poems.” The bold, simple representation melds the trendy with the philosophical, and centers around one basic focal point, i...
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Celebration
This whimsical piece features children in flight. Gary Price created the work which is clearly visible inside the lobby of Foundation for Youth.
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Chaos I
The Commons
300 Washington Street
Columbus, IN
Sculptor Jean Tinguely is known for his “kinetic” or moving sculptures. One of those is Chaos I. Tinguely used locally obtained materials and, under his supervision, local crafts people to build the sculpture. The work represents one of his main stat...
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Columbus Regional Hospital Photography Collection
An outstanding collection of fine photography is on view in the lobby and other public areas of the hospital, including several by Eliot Porter. The collection features landscape images by nationally-recognized photographic artists. While the photog...
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Crack the Whip
Corner of Brown and Second Bridge
NE of the Second Street Bridge
Jo Saylors sculpted this 4-foot tall bronze of four kids playing a children’s game. The piece is meticulous in detail, right down to the wrinkles in the clothes and the off-balance feel at the point in time depicted.
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Daquqi
Robert Garton Plaza
2nd Street
Nine-ton Daquqi takes its name from a Rumi poem. The piece is made of concrete and stainless steel, and the stainless steel has been ground with circular patterns by the artist.
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Discovery
4601 Central Ave
Columbus, IN
Discovery is a kugel (kugel is "ball" in German) sculpture that combines water and stone, created by Kusser Granitwerke in Germany. The ball is three feet in diameter, carved from South African New Belfast black granite, and weighs over 2,000 pounds,...
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Downtown Murals
Post Office, Generations by Betty Boyle
City Hall, Jack the Bum by Catherine Burris, Carl Miske: The Head River Rat by Lydia Burris, Charlie Kitzinger: Friend of the Orphans by Timothy Greatbatch, History by William T. Wiley, Tommy Warner (aka Sa...
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Eos
5th Street Median between Brown and Lindsey
Created by artist Dessa Kirk. In Greek mythology the winged Eos was the goddess of the dawn, and rose from her home at the edge of Oceanus, the Ocean, dispersed the mists of the night and opened the gates of heaven every day so her brother, Helios, t...
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Exploded Engine
Cummins Corporate Headquarters
500 Jackson St
Columbus, IN
Exploded Engine by Rudolph de Harak elucidates and entertains. The diesel engine is the centerpiece of the museum at the Cummins Corporate Headquarters. Nearly every nut and bolt is deconstructed to its smallest detail and hangs in midair, suspended ...
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Friendship Way
Friendship Alley
between 4th & 5th streets
Cork Marchessi, a San Francisco-based artist, created this colorful neon light sculpture as part of the Friendship Way project, a partnership with sister city Myoshi, Japan. It is most dramatic when viewed after dark.
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