List of public art in Tippecanoe County, Indiana explained

This is a list of public art in Tippecanoe 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.

Lafayette

Title	Artist	Year	Location/GPS Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner	Image
Marquis de Lafayette		1887	Tippecanoe County Courthouse40.419°N -86.8933°W	Metal	Figure: approx. 6 x 3 x 3 ft.	Tippecanoe County Commissioners^[3]
Entrance Relief, Former Merchants National Bank		1917-1918	316 Main Street40.4192°N -86.8938°W	Limestone or granite	Angel figures: each approx. 9 x 9 x 1 ft.; Figure of Lafayette: approx. 3 ft. x 9 in. x 6 in.	^[4]
Ouabache	Richard McNeely	1976	East side of the Wabash River on the Union/Salem Streets bridge^[5] 40.4253°N -86.8925°W	Aluminum	Figure: approx. 31 ft. x 16 ft. x 5 ft. 4 in.	City of Lafayette^[6]
Tippecanoe County Courthouse		1882	Tippecanoe County Courthouse40.4186°N -86.8936°W	Zinc, paint	9 sculptures. Justice: approx. 14 x 4 x 4 ft.; Each of Four Seasons: approx. 9 1/2 x 3 x 2 ft.; Each pediment sculpture: approx. 10 x 42 x 4 ft.	Tippecanoe County Commissioners^[7]
Farm Family Sculpture	Linda Vanderkolk & Roy Patrick	1992	SW corner of 6th & Main 40°25'08.6"N 86°53'31.2"W	found steel	3 sculptures Approx. 6 x 6 x 4 ft.	City of Lafayette

West Lafayette

Title	Artist	Year	Location/GPS Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner	Image
Bear Cubs		ca. 1934	Child Development and Family Studies Building, Purdue University	Limestone	Sculpture: approx. 22 x 14 x 22 in.	Purdue University^[8]
Life		1956	Stewart Center	Limestone	Approx. 12 1/2 ft. x 9 ft. x 6 in.	Purdue University^[9]
Kaikoo VI		1986	Purdue University	Painted cold-rolled steel	Approx. 12 1/2 x 11 x 6 ft.	Purdue University^[10]
Bear Cubs		ca. 1934	Child Development and Family Studies Building, Purdue University	Limestone	Sculpture: approx. 22 x 14 x 22 in.	Purdue University
Purdue Memorial Union relief figures		1939	Purdue Memorial Union	Limestone	8 reliefs. Each sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 3 ft. x 6 in.	Purdue University^[11]
The Performing Arts		1938-1940	Purdue University, Elliott Hall of Music	Limestone	6 figures. Each sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 30 in. x 20 in.	Purdue University^[12]
Untitled	John Rietta	1973	Purdue University40.4236°N -86.9106°W	Bronze with patina	Sculpture: approx. 26 x 29 x 30 in.	Purdue University^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey . 1993 . Battle of Tippecanoe Monument with Statue of William Henry Harrison, (sculpture). SIRIS . Smithsonian Institution . 13 December 2010.
2. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey . 1993 . Operation Skywatch Memorial, (sculpture). SIRIS . Smithsonian Institution . 5 December 2010.
3. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey . 1993 . Marquis de Lafayette, (sculpture). SIRIS . Smithsonian Institution . 3 March 2014.
4. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey . 1993 . Entrance Relief, Former Merchants National Bank, (sculpture). SIRIS . Smithsonian Institution . 3 March 2014.
5. Web site: Outdoor Art. What to do. Visit Lafayette/West Lafayette. 24 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130924011845/http://homeofpurdue.com/whattodo/outdoorarttrail.html. 24 September 2013. dead.
6. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey . 1993 . Ouabache. SIRIS . Smithsonian Institution . 24 December 2013.
7. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey . 1993 . Tippecanoe County Courthouse, (sculpture). SIRIS . Smithsonian Institution . 25 December 2013.
8. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey . 1993 . Bear Cubs, (sculpture). SIRIS . Smithsonian Institution . 19 November 2010.
9. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey . 1993 . Life, (sculpture). SIRIS . Smithsonian Institution . 28 November 2010.
10. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey . 1993 . Kaikoo VI, (sculpture). SIRIS . Smithsonian Institution . 25 December 2013.
11. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey . 1993 . Purdue Memorial Union (Relief Figures), (sculpture). SIRIS . Smithsonian Institution . 27 December 2013.
12. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey . 1993 . The Performing Arts, (sculpture). SIRIS . Smithsonian Institution . 27 December 2013.
13. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey . 1993 . Untitled, (sculpture). SIRIS . Smithsonian Institution . 24 December 2013.