List of public art in Lake County, Indiana explained

This is a list of public art in Lake 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.

Crown Point

Title	Artist	Year	Location/GPS Coordinates	Material	Owner
The Doughboy			Maplewood Cemetery, Veteran's Garden	Indiana limestone	Lake County Historical Society^[1]
Heroes Memorial		2003	Maplewood Cemetery	Bronze
Reverend Dr. Jack Hyles and Mrs. Hyles			Hyles–Anderson College, Founder's Park	Bronze
Women in Law Enforcement Memorial	Mitch Markovitz	2010	Law Enforcement Resource Center, 2450 W. 93rd Ave.	Granite

East Chicago

Title	Year	Location/GPS Coordinates	Owner
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla		Washington Park, 142nd & Parrish Ave.	^[3]
Industrial Strength (mural)		524 W. Chicago Ave.	Clark Material & Handling
Tribute to Firefighters (mural)		Joseph's Hardware 41.6296°N -87.4796°W	Joseph's Hardware
Jesus		St. Catherine's Hospital Birthing Center	St. Catherine's Hospital
United Future (mural)		Pollution Control Industries, 4343 Kennedy Ave
Knowledge is Power (mural)	2000	Ivy Tech State College 41.6394°N -87.4674°W

Gary

Title	Artist	Year	Location/GPS Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Elbert H. Gary		1957	City Hall 41.6037°N -87.3369°W	Bronze	Figure: approx. 8 x 3 x 3 ft.	City of Gary^[4] ^[5]
Entrance Relief of Cathedral of Holy Angels	Unknown	1950	Cathedral of the Holy Angels	Limestone	Approx. 7 ft. x 19 ft. x 4 in.	Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary^[6]
The Fusion	Omri Amrany	2006	Genesis Convention Center 41.6028°N -87.3377°W
(Indiana University North Torches)			Indiana University North Gateway 41.5587°N -87.3369°W	Metal & Stone		Indiana University
Marquette		1931–1932	Marquette Park	Bronze	Figure: approx. 134 x 41 x 50 in.	City of Gary^[7]
Octave Chanute			Marquette Park	Bronze
Quentin Smith			Marquette Park	Bronze
St. Mary of the Lake	James M. Turner	1961	St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church41.6003°N -87.2654°W	Marble and tile	Approx. 12 ft. x 44 in. x 5 in.	Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary^[8]
Soaring Interchange		1985	Gary Transportation Center 41.6043°N -87.3384°W	Stainless steel	Figure: approx. 8 ft. x 22 1/2 in. x 22 1/2 in.	City of Gary^[9]
Statue of Liberty		1950	City Hall	Metal	Figure: approx. 8 ft. x 22 1/2 in. x 22 1/2 in.	City of Gary^[10]

Hammond

Title	Artist	Year	Location/GPS Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (mural)		2002	Ruth St & Hohman Ave 41.6067°N -87.5223°W			^[11]
All Saints Catholic Church Relief and Angels	Unknown	1929	All Saints Catholic Church 41.6166°N -87.5145°W	Limestone	Crucifixion relief: approx. 4 ft. x 3 ft. x 6 in.; Each north entrance relief panel: approx. 3 ft. x 2 1/2 ft. x 3 in.; Each angel: approx. H. 4 ft.	Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary^[12]
Evolution of Industry and Growth in Northwest Indiana (mural)	Geoffry Smalley & Crazy In Style		Northern Indiana Arts Association
Man of Steel	Hermann Gurfinkel	1976	Harrison Park 41.6062°N -87.5217°W	Steel	Sculpture: approx. 21 x 10 x 16 ft.	City of Hammond^[13]
The Persistence Of Memory (mural)		2001	Yale Building, 200 Russel St.		h 17 ft x w 20 ft
The Rotunda		1999	Hohman Ave & Rimbach St. 41.6184°N -87.5221°W	Aluminium & Granite	H. 27 ft	City of Hammond
Touching Fingers (mural)			Law Office of Robert Sorge, Hohman Ave.

Munster

Title	Artist	Year	Location/GPS Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
Grotto	Alberto Arrughini	ca. 1957	Carmelite Monastery and Shrines	Marble, Stone, Sponge Rock, Geodes, Corals & White Barite Stone	Mary: approx. 7 ft. x 2 ft. x 20 in.; Bernadette: approx. 42 x 14 x 23 in.; Grotto: approx. 30 x 60 x 30 ft.	Discalced Carmelites^[14]
Our Lady of Ludzmierz and Christ in Meditation	J.S. Kenar	1981	Carmelite Monastery and Shrines	Wood	2 sculptures. Christ: approx. 5 ft. x 22 in. x 25 in. Our Lady: approx. H. 2 1/2 ft.	Discalced Carmelites^[15]
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Alberto Arrughini	1959	Carmelite Monastery and Shrines	Marble & Metal	Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 4 ft. x 38 in.	Discalced Carmelites^[16]
Pilgrims	Alberto Arrughini	1961	Carmelite Monastery and Shrines	Marble	2 sculptures. Woman: approx. 45 x 18 x 24 in., Man: approx. 45 x 20 x 22 in.	Discalced Carmelites^[17]
St. Therese with Father	Alberto Arrughini	1960	Carmelite Monastery and Shrines	Marble	Approx. 56 x 48 x 30 in.	Discalced Carmelites^[18]
Sacred Heart	Alberto Arrughini	1961	Carmelite Monastery and Shrines	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 7 1/2 x 5 x 2 1/2 ft.	Discalced Carmelites^[19]

Whiting

Title	Year	Location/GPS Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner
John the Forerunner of Jesus	1955	St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (Whiting, Indiana)	Limestone	Approx. 165 in. x 4 ft. and 20 in.	St. John the Baptist Catholic Church^[20]
Mary and the Child	1955	Marian Theatre Guild	Limestone	Approx. 15 x 3 x 1 1/2 ft.	St. John the Baptist Catholic Church^[21]

Notes and References

Web site: LakeNet . 2010 . Visual Art in Crown point, Indiana . LakenET . 13 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723185051/http://www.lakenetnwi.net/member/visualart/crownpoint/index.htm . 23 July 2011 . dead .
Web site: LakeNet . 2010 . Visual Art in Dyer, Indiana . LakenET . 13 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004134716/http://www.lakenetnwi.net/member/visualart/Dyer/index.htm . 4 October 2011 . dead .
Web site: LakeNet . 2010 . Visual Art in East Chicago, Indiana . LakenET . 13 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004134811/http://www.lakenetnwi.net/member/visualart/eastchicago/index.htm . 4 October 2011 . dead .
Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . Elbert H. Gary, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 14 November 2010.
Web site: LakeNet . 2010 . Visual Art in Gary, Indiana . LakenET . 13 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004134919/http://www.lakenetnwi.net/member/visualart/gary/index.htm . 4 October 2011 . dead .
Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . Entrance Relief of Cathedral of Holy Angels, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 2 March 2014.
Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . Marquette, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 14 November 2010.
Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . St. Mary of the Lake, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 2 March 2014.
Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . Soaring Interchange, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 14 November 2010.
Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . Statue of Liberty Replica, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 14 November 2010.
Web site: LakeNet . 2010 . Visual Art in Hammond, Indiana . LakenET . 14 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004135029/http://www.lakenetnwi.net/member/visualart/hammond/index.htm . 4 October 2011 . dead .
Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture! . 1993 . (All Saints Church Relief and Angels), (sculpture) . Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture . Smithsonian Institution . 3 March 2014.
Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . Man of Steel, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 14 November 2010.
Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1994 . Grotto, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 12 December 2010.
Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1994 . Our Lady of Ludzmierz and Christ in Meditation, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 12 December 2010.
Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1994 . Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 12 December 2010.
Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . (Pilgrims), (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 27 November 2010.
Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . St. Therese with Father, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 26 December 2013.
Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . (Sacred Heart), (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 26 November 2010.
Web site: Smithsonian Institution . 1993 . John the Forerunner of Jesus, (sculpture) . Save Outdoor Sculpture! . Smithsonian Institution . 27 December 2013.
Web site: Smithsonian Institution . 1993 . Mary and the Child, (sculpture) . Save Outdoor Sculpture! . Smithsonian Institution . 26 December 2013.