List of public art at the Indiana Statehouse explained

This is a list of public art in and around the Indiana Statehouse, the Indiana Government Center North, and the Indiana Government Center South, which make up the Indiana Statehouse Public Art Collection.

See main article: List of public art in Indianapolis.


TitleArtistYearLocation/GPS CoordinatesMaterialDimensionsOwnerImage
Christopher Columbus (sculpture by Vittori)[1] Enrico Vittori1920Indiana Statehouse (grounds) 39.768°N -86.1632°WBronze, granite39 × 23 × 29 in.State of Indiana
Abraham Lincoln (relief by Schwarz)Rudolph Schwarz and Marie Stewart1906Indiana Government Center South (grounds) Bronze65 × 35 in.State of Indiana
George Washington[2] Donald De Lue1959Indiana Statehouse (grounds) 39.7676°N -86.1627°WBronze9 ft. 4 in. × 46 in. × 36 in. (900 lbs.)State of Indiana
Tulip to Life[3] Eric Ernstberger1991Indiana Government Center South (grounds) 39.768°N -86.1646°WStainless steel, copper, limestone42 in. × 15 ft. × 18 ft.State of Indiana
Indiana Law Enforcement and Firefighters MemorialMultiple2001Indiana Government Center North (grounds) 39.7691°N -86.1639°WBronze, Granite, Indiana Limestonemultiple piecesState of Indiana
Oliver P. Morton (monument)[4] [5] Rudolph Schwarz1907Indiana Statehouse (grounds) 39.7686°N -86.1619°WBronze, granite10 × 4 × 4 ft.State of Indiana
Robert Dale Owen Memorial[6] [7] Frances Goodwin1911Indiana Statehouse (grounds) 39.7678°N -86.1627°WBronze45.5 × 42.5 × 70 in.State of Indiana
Thomas A. Hendricks Monument[8] Richard Henry Park1890Indiana Statehouse (grounds) 39.7676°N -86.1622°WBronze, red granite132 in × 60 in × 60 inState of Indiana
Coal Miner (statue)[9] John J. Szaton1966Indiana Statehouse (grounds) 39.769°N -86.1631°WBronze, black granite85 × 26 × 28 in.State of Indiana
The Westward Journey[10] Herman Carl Mueller1878Indiana Statehouse (grounds) 39.768°N -86.1627°WLimestone4 units. Figure groupings: 12 × 12 × 3; Single figures: 12 × 3 × 3 ft.State of Indiana
Workers' Memorial SculptureDaniel Edwards1995Indiana Government Center South (grounds) 39.7691°N -86.1667°WBronze on limestone baseState of Indiana
Young Abe Lincoln[11] David K. Rubins1962Indiana Government Center South (grounds) 39.7685°N -86.1652°WBronze, Granite108 × 30 × 38 in.State of Indiana
Abraham Lincoln (bust by Jones)Thomas Dow Jones1862Indiana Statehouseplaster33" × 25" × 18"State of Indiana
Ashbel Parsons Willard (bust)Henry Dexter1860Indiana Statehouseplaster9" × 11.5" × 23.5"State of Indiana
Benjamin Harrison (bust)Richard PeglowIndiana StatehouseState of Indiana
Calvin Fletcher (bust)UnknownIndiana StatehouseMarble47.5 × 20 × 10.25 inchesState of Indiana
Colonel Richard Owen (bust)Belle Kinney Scholz1913Indiana StatehouseBronze70 × 40 × 21 in.State of Indiana
Daniel W. Voorhees (bust)James Paxton VoorheesIndiana StatehousePlaster31 × 27 × 18 inState of Indiana
George Rogers Clark (bust)David McLary1987Indiana StatehousePlasterState of Indiana
George Washington (bust by Houdon)Jean-Antoine Houdon1932Indiana StatehousePlaster25 × 18 × 18 inIndiana Historical Bureau
Frank O'Bannon (bust)Kenneth G. Ryden2005Indiana StatehouseBronze17 × 10 × 37 in.State of Indiana
Henry F. Schricker (bust)David K. Rubins1964Indiana StatehouseBronze and limestone49 × 29 × 22 in.State of Indiana
Matthew E. Welsh (bust)Daniel Edwards1996Indiana StatehouseBronze23.5 × 12.75 × 12 inState of Indiana
Otis Bowen (bust)Lou Ann Lanagan1981Indiana StatehouseBronze on wooden base20.5 × 13State of Indiana
Robert D. Orr (bust)Don Ingle1987Indiana StatehouseBronze30 × 21 × 15 inState of Indiana
Sherman Minton (bust)Robert Merrell Gage1956Indiana StatehouseBronze30.25 × 24 × 11.75 inState of Indiana
Stephen Neal (bust)Clara Barth Leonard1907Indiana StatehouseBronze27 × 24 × 15 in.; 68.58 × 60.96 × 38.1 cmState of Indiana
William H. English (bust)UnknownIndiana StatehouseMarble22 × 24 × 15 in.; 55.88 × 60.96 × 38.1 cmState of Indiana
Indiana (statue)Retta T. Matthews1893Indiana StatehouseMetalState of Indiana
Sarah T. Bolton (relief)Emma Sangernebo1941Indiana StatehouseBronze49 in. × 31 in. × 3/4 in.State of Indiana
Frances Elizabeth Willard (relief)Lorado Taft1929Indiana StatehouseBronze49.75 in × 32 in × .5 inState of Indiana
Wendell Willkie (relief)Paul FjeldeIndiana StatehouseBronze50.75 in × 33.25 in × 1 inState of Indiana
Here I Grew UpGaro Z. Antreasian1962Indiana Government Center NorthBysantine Smalti70 × 25 ft.State of Indiana
Plaque honoring 1st religious service in IndianapolisHoward Petty1924Indiana Statehouse
Values of CivilizationAlexander Doyle1888Indiana StatehouseMarble9 ft.State of Indiana













Spirit of IndianaEugene Francis Savage1964Indiana StatehouseOil on linen canvas21 × 41.5 ft.State of Indiana
Indiana state stone (sculpture)Perry, Matthews, & Buskirk QuarryIndiana StatehouseLimestone on oak base with metal casters and steel plate16.25 in × 16 in × 16 inState of Indiana

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculptures! . 1994 . Christopher Columbus (sculpture) . SOS! . Smithsonian . 6 June 2010.
  2. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculptures! . 1992 . George Washington (sculpture) . SOS! . Smithsonian . 6 June 2010.
  3. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculptures! . 1993 . Giant Tulip Tree Leaf/Drinking Fountain . SOS! . Smithsonian . 6 June 2010.
  4. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculptures! . 1993 . Oliver P. Morton (sculpture) . SOS! . Smithsonian . 6 June 2010.
  5. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculptures! . 1993 . (2 Civil War Reliefs) (sculpture) . SOS! . Smithsonian . 6 June 2010.
  6. 1920 . The Robert Dale Owen Memorial . Indiana University Department of History . 27785486 . 105–107 . 1 . 2 . The Indiana Quarterly Magazine of History.
  7. Web site: 2001 . Grounds . Indiana Statehouse Self-Guided Tour . State of Indiana . 4 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110614094418/http://www.in.gov/idoa/files/WebPageSelfGuide6.pdf . 14 June 2011 .
  8. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculptures! . 1994 . Thomas A. Hendricks (sculpture) . SOS! . Smithsonian . 6 June 2010.
  9. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculptures! . 1992 . Coal Miner (sculpture) . SOS! . Smithsonian . 6 June 2010.
  10. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculptures! . 1992 . (Indians, Reaper, Blacksmith, Pioneer Family), (sculpture) . SOS! . Smithsonian . 6 June 2010.
  11. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculptures! . 1992 . Young Abe Lincoln, (sculpture) . SOS! . Smithsonian . 28 October 2010.