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.
Battle Ground Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image Battle of Tippecanoe Monument John H. Mahoney 1908 Tippecanoe Battlefield Park Granite Overall: approx. 90 x 35 x 35 ft.; Harrison: approx. 7 1/2 x 3 x 2 ft. National Park Service
Cairo Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image Operation Skywatch Memorial Mary McDonald 1976 Limestone Sculpture: approx. 6 x 4 x 3 ft. Lawrence O'Connor?
Lafayette Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image Marquis de Lafayette Lorado Taft 1887 Tippecanoe County Courthouse Metal Figure: approx. 6 x 3 x 3 ft. Tippecanoe County Commissioners Entrance Relief, Former Merchants National Bank H. H. Waterman 1917–1918 316 Main Street 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. Ouabache Richard McNeely 1976 East side of the Wabash River on the Union/Salem Streets bridge Aluminum Figure: approx. 31 ft. x 16 ft. x 5 ft. 4 in. City of Lafayette Tippecanoe County Courthouse Elias Max 1882 Tippecanoe County Courthouse 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 Farm Family SculptureLinda Vanderkolk & Roy Patrick1992SW corner of 6th & Main 40°25'08.6"N 86°53'31.2"Wfound steel3 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 Jon Magnus Jonson ca. 1934 Child Development and Family Studies Building, Purdue University Limestone Sculpture: approx. 22 x 14 x 22 in. Purdue University Life G. J. Busche 1956 Stewart Center Limestone Approx. 12 1/2 ft. x 9 ft. x 6 in. Purdue University Kaikoo VI Betty Gold 1986 Purdue University Painted cold-rolled steel Approx. 12 1/2 x 11 x 6 ft. Purdue University Bear Cubs Jon Magnus Jonson 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 Frances L. Rich 1939 Purdue Memorial Union Limestone 8 reliefs. Each sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 3 ft. x 6 in. Purdue University The Performing Arts Jon Magnus Jonson 1938–1940 Purdue University, Elliott Hall of Music Limestone 6 figures. Each sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 30 in. x 20 in. Purdue University Untitled John Rietta 1973 Purdue University Bronze with patina Sculpture: approx. 26 x 29 x 30 in. Purdue University
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