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. It does not include artwork visible inside a museum.
Most of the works mentioned are sculptures. When this is not the case (with a sound installation, for example), it is stated next to the title.
Bloomington Title Artist Year Location/GPS coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image Alexander MemorialGrand Army of the Republic Monument Joseph Graf and Albert McIlveen 1928 Monroe County Courthouse 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 Limestone Sculpture: approx. 25 x 7 x 7 ft. City of Bloomington Bloomington Waters Brad Goldberg & Diana Goldberg 1995 Bloomington Parks & Recreation 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 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 UniversityIndiana ArcCharles O. Perry1955Indiana University Art MuseumAluminumLight of the WorldAlbert Molnar1908Monroe County Courthouse (south portico)Limestone12 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 Steel Sculpture: approx. 40 x 32 x 33 ft. Indiana University Point/Counterpoint Jerald Jacquard 1978 Corner of 6th & Madison 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 FountainCarrie Schwier, "The history behind the Showalter Fountain fish," Indiana University Archives.The Birth of VenusRobert Laurent1961Indiana University AuditoriumBronze 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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