Straight-On Monon

Straight-On Monon

Traffic Signal Box Art

 8626 E 116th Street, Fishers, IN, 46038

In the Fall of 2016, artist Jacque Hammonds was commissioned by the Fishers Arts Council to paint two utility traffic signals in Fishers. The artist offered a few thoughts about the artwork:

“One of my objectives for this project was to customize the design to say something about Fishers. I have lived in Fishers for several years, and one of the things that I loved most was the Monon Train that ran through Fishers. Since the Fair Train had an engine on both ends, I thought I’d create an image on one side of the box for the red south-going train, and the black engine on the back for the north-going train. They meet on the west side of the box as it goes through a silhouette of Fishers. As I painted this box, many motorists would honk and wave as they went by. They probably also laughed a bit at the over-sized safety vest I had to wear. Appropriately the Fishers Arts Council assigned the design of the box in the Nickel Plate District. I finished painting the box two days before Thanksgiving in 2016, and there never was another warm day in Fishers after that until Spring.”

Medium type: Paint

Date created: 2016

Location Info

8626 E 116th Street

8626 E 116th Street, Fishers, IN, 46038