Throughout Indiana’s history, Studebaker vehicles, Oliver tractors, Singer sewing machines, Johnson outboard motors and many other items have been manufactured in South Bend area. The St. Joseph River, traveled by Native Americans, French trappers, hunters and settlers seeking land is used today for sport and recreation.

This sculpture depicts a rushing current as it streams around objects in its path, creating the image of a classic automobile’s grill. The flowing limestone currents in this piece also resemble airflow. There is a larger circular shape protruding from the center of this piece almost like a nose. The combination of organic lines with symmetrically placed shapes gives the piece a nice balance.

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.