This piece is located in a steeply inclined fountain west of the museum’s main entrance. It was assembled from layered, laser-cut metal frameworks and resembles a paddlewheel steam boat making its way, fish-like-, upstream. The lines of the ascending steamboat, designed to simulate a raised topographic map, reflect the hilly landscape of sounthern IN.
Designers Jeff Laramore and David Jameson Young of 2nd Globe, an Indianapolis–based artistic company designed all 92 and the county sculptures ... view more »
This piece is located in a steeply inclined fountain west of the museum’s main entrance. It was assembled from layered, laser-cut metal frameworks and resembles a paddlewheel steam boat making its way, fish-like-, upstream. The lines of the ascending steamboat, designed to simulate a raised topographic map, reflect the hilly landscape of sounthern IN.
Designers Jeff Laramore and David Jameson Young of 2nd Globe, an Indianapolis–based artistic company designed all 92 and the county sculptures featured on the outside of the Indiana State Museum. Their designs narrate the counties’ famous natives, historically significant events, or their fabricated and installed by various Indiana sculptors, carvers, class workers, metal workers, and other artisans.
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