List of public art in Muncie, Indiana explained

This is a list of public art in Muncie, 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 (e.g., sound installation,) it is stated next to the title.

Title	Artist	Year	Location/GPS Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner	Image
Alice Nichols	Tuck Langland		Ball State University Fine Arts Building			Ball State University^[1]
Appeal to the Great Spirit	Cyrus Edwin Dallin	1908	40.2049°N -85.386°W	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. 38 × 25 × 37 in.	City of Muncie^[2]
Awakening Potential	Kenneth G. Ryden	2006	Youth Opportunity Center	Bronze	8 ft tall	Youth Opportunity Center
Beneficence	Daniel Chester French	1937	Ball State University 40.1983°N -85.4103°W	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. 6 in. × 5 ft. × 4 ft.	Ball State University^[3]
Boy, Girl, Dog & Puppy	Unknown	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. × 2 ft. 6 in. × 2 ft.	Service Corporation International^[4]
Boy Listening to Watch	Unknown	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. × 1 ft. 6 in. × 1 ft. 6 in.	Service Corporation International^[5]
Boy Reading Book	Unknown	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. 6 in × 2 ft. × 2 ft. 6 in.	Service Corporation International^[6]
Bronze Baby	Brenda Putnam	1916	Minnetrista	Bronze		Minnetrista
Buttercup, Poppy and Forget-Me-Not	Mabel Landrum Torrey	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. 1 ft. 3 in. × 1 ft. 3 in. × 1 ft.	Service Corporation International^[7]
Catalyst	Beverly Stucker Precious	2004	Minnetrista 40.205°N -85.3888°W	Limestone, Stainless steel & Glass	26 ft d.	Minnetrista
Colonnade Columns		1993–1994				Minnetrista
Colonnade Gates	Samuel Yellin	1993–1994		Wrought iron		Minnetrista
Columns			Minnetrista 40.2052°N -85.39°W	Indiana Limestone		Minnetrista
Face of Christ (relief)	Warren Vale Casey	1952	St. Mary's Parish School	Lead, Bronze	Sculpture: approx. 2 × 1 ft. 6 in. × 3 in.	St. Mary's Church^[8]
Father/Mother/Daughter/Son	Unknown	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. × 4 ft. 3 ft. 6 in.	Service Corporation International^[9]
Fireflies	Paul Moore	1995	Muncie Children's Museum	Bronze		Muncie Children's Museum
Five Points Fountain		1911	Heekin Park 40.2052°N -85.39°W			City of Muncie
Flight	Unknown	ca. 1988	Elm Ridge Cemetery - Zeigler Cemetery Plot	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. 3 × 3 × 1 ft. 6 in.	Service Corporation International^[10]
Fountain of Joy	Helen Farnsworth Mears	1916	Minnetrista	Brass		Minnetrista
Frog Baby Fountain	Edith Barretto Stevens Parsons	1937	Ball State University 40.2032°N -85.4073°W	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. 2 in. × 16 in. × 10 in.	Ball State University^[11]
Gazebo		ca. 1939	Minnetrista	Wrought iron		Minnetrista
George McCulloch Memorial	Leonard Crunelle	1915	McCulloch Park	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. 8 × 3 × 3 ft.	City of Muncie^[12]
Girl Trying on Necklace	Unknown	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. × 1 ft. 6 in. × 1 ft. 6 in.	Service Corporation International^[13]
Greenway Graffiti	Various Artists		White River Greenway	Spray paint		City of Muncie
Innocence	Mabel Landrum Torrey	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. 2 ft. × 4 ft. × 1 ft. 6 in.	Service Corporation International^[14]
Kneeling Female	Unknown	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. × 2 ft. 3 in. × 2 ft. 6 in.	Service Corporation International^[15]
Light Symphony	Stephen Knapp	2006	Ball State University - Music Instruction Building	Glass & Light	h 23 × l 40	Ball State University
Maxi-Antecedent II	Lila Katzen	1978	Ball State University - Fine Arts Building	Steel		Ball State University
Monsignor Edgar Cyr	J. Faulkner	1985	St. Mary's Church	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. 1 ft. 6 in. × 10 in. × 10 in.	Saint Mary's Church^[16]
Moses and Pharaoh's Daughter	Unknown	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 4 × 4 × 4 ft.	Service Corporation International^[17]
Nightsong	Joe Beeler	1998	Riverbend Park	Bronze		City of Muncie
Old Delaware County Courthouse Statues	John A. Ward	1887	Just north of the intersection of Jackson & Main.40.1932°N -85.3658°W	Limestone	3 figures. (Delaware chief: approx. 10 ft. × 3 ft. × 2 ft. 6 in.); (Agriculture: approx. 6 ft. 6 in. × 4 ft. 6 in. × 3 ft.); (Industry: approx. 6 ft. 6 in. × 4 ft. 6 in. × 3 ft.).	City of Muncie^[18]
Our Blessed Mother and the Lord	George Yostel	ca. 1965	Saint Mary's Church 40.1931°N -85.4131°W	Limestone	2 pieces. Blessed Mother: approx. 24 ft. × 6 ft. × 3 ft. 6 in.; Jesus: approx. 12 ft. × 9 ft. × 2 ft. 6 in.	Saint Mary's Church^[19]
The Passing of the Buffalo	Cyrus Edwin Dallin	1929	Roundabout at Walnut and Seymour	Bronze	Figure: approx. 9 ft. × 4 ft. × 4 ft. 6 in.	City of Muncie^[20]
Praying Girl	Unknown	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. 6 in. × 2 ft. × 2 ft. 6 in.	Service Corporation International^[21]
Praying Jesus	Cyrus Edwin Dallin	ca. 1954	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 9 in. × 2 ft. × 3 ft. 6 in.	City of Muncie^[22]
St. Joseph and Child Jesus	Unknown	1952	St. Mary's School	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. × 1 ft. 3 in. × 1 ft. 3 in.	Saint Mary's Church^[23]
Scherzo	Harriet Whitney Frishmuth	1929	Bracken Library, Ball State University	Bronze	Figure: approx. 7 × 3 × 2 ft.	Ball State University^[24]
Shepherd	Richard Kishel	1981	Fountain Square United Methodist Church 40.1534°N -85.3856°W	Fiberglass	2 figures. Shepherd: approx. 16 × 3 × 3 ft.; Sheep: approx. 5 ft. × 5 ft. 6 in. × 3 ft.	Fountain Square United Methodist Church^[25]
Sitting Boy Looking at Foot	Unknown	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. 6 in. × 2 ft. × 2 ft. 6 in.	Service Corporation International^[26]
Spirit of the American Doughboy	E.M. Viquesney	1934	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. 6 × 4 × 4 ft.	Service Corporation International^[27]
Standing Boy with Book	Unknown	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. × 2 ft. × 2 ft. 6 in.	Service Corporation International^[28]
Three Children	Mabel Landrum Torrey	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 2 ft. 6 in. × 2 ft. 6 in. × 2 ft.	Service Corporation International^[29]
Threshold of Knowledge	Kenneth G. Ryden	2001	Edmund Ball Center for Medical Education	Bronze	h. 10 ft.
Tribute to Mankind	Richard F. Kishel	1973	Ball State University - Studebaker Hall	Cor-ten Steel	h. 20 ft.	Ball State University
Two Laughing Children Playing in Water	Grace Helen Talbot		Ball State University - Center for University & Community Programs	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. H. 2 ft. × Diam. 4 ft. 6 in.	Ball State University^[30]
Unity Bridge			Madison Street South of Charles Street	Paint		City of Muncie
Untitled	Richard Kishel	1966	Slavin Dental Clinic	Concrete	2 walls. Each wall: approx. 9 ft. × 30 ft. × 8 in.	Slavin Dental Clinic^[31]
Virgin Mary & Child	V. Moroder	1951	St. Mary's School	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 9 in. × 2 ft. × 2 ft.	Saint Mary's Church^[32]
Weeping Woman	Unknown	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. × 1 ft. 6 in. × 2 ft. 6 in.	Service Corporation International^[33]
Will O' The Wisp			Minnetrista			Ball State University
Wishing Well	Unknown		Minnetrista	Bronze		Minnetrista
Wysor Building Entry	Cuno Kibele	1906
X Notion, Like a J	Lila Katzen	1977	Ball State University Museum of Art	Cor-ten Steel	Sculpture: approx. 12 ft. × 7 ft. 2 in. × 4 ft.	Ball State University^[34]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Muncie Visitors Bureau . 2010 . Outdoor Art . Art and Culture . Muncie Visitors Bureau . 17 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120316075500/http://www.munciecvb.org/default.asp?PageIndex=61 . 16 March 2012 . dead .
2. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . Appeal to the Great Spirit, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
3. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . Beneficence, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 26 November 2010.
4. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . Boy, Girl, Dog & Puppy, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
5. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . (Boy Listening to Watch), (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
6. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . (Boy Reading Book), (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
7. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . Buttercup - Poppy and Forget-Me-Not, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
8. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . (Face of Christ), (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
9. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . (Father/Mother/Daughter/Son), (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
10. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . Flight, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
11. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . Frog Baby, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
12. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . George McCulloch Memorial, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 2 December 2010.
13. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . (Girl Trying on Necklace), (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
14. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . (Innocence), (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
15. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . (Kneeling Female), (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
16. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . Monsignor Edgar Cyr, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 12 December 2010.
17. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . (Moses and Pharaoh's Daughter), (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
18. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . (Old Delaware County Courthouse Statues), (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 1 December 2010.
19. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . (Our Blessed Mother and the Lord), (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
20. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . The Passing of the Buffalo, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 27 November 2010.
21. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . (Praying Girl), (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
22. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . Praying Jesus, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
23. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . (St. Joseph and Child Jesus), (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
24. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . (Scherzo), (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 11 December 2010.
25. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . Shepherd, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
26. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . Sitting Boy Looking at Foot, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
27. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . Spirit of the American Doughboy, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
28. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . (Standing Boy with Book), (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
29. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . Three Children, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
30. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . Two Laughing Children Playing in Water, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
31. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . Untitled, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
32. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . Virgin Mary & Child, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
33. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . (Weeping Woman), (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.
34. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture . 1993 . TX Series -- Like a J, (sculpture) . SOS . Smithsonian . 17 December 2010.