Cultural entertainment abounds in Miami County, the birthplace of songwriter Cole Porter, author of classics such as “Kiss Me Kate” and “Anything Goes.” The Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, one of seven circuses that wintered in the area between 1880 and 1940, earned Peru the title of “Circus City.”

Grasping the crossbar of a trapeze, a dapper, gleaming figure spreads his tuxedo tails and prepares to ascend. This piece portrays a great sense of movement and ease with the simple shapes and proportional variation.

Designers Jeff Laramore and David Jemerson Young of 2nd Globe, an Indianapolis–based artistic company, designed all 92 of the county sculptures featured on the outside of the Indiana State Museum. Their designs narrate the counties’ famous natives, historically significant events, or their cultural characteristics, and were fabricated and installed by various Indiana sculptors, carvers, glassworkers, metalworkers, and other artisans.