92 County Walk- Henry County

Henry County’s diverse history includes claim to Wilbur Wright, of the aviation Wright Brothers, who was born in the county’s farmlands. New Castle industries have included cabinet making and automotive manufacturing, which produced classic cars such as the Maxwell. The town is also home to the Indiana High School Basketball Hall of Fame.

This piece depicts the Wright Brothers’ first powered airplane as it rolls to a stop. It is shown atop the playing floor of a basketball court, with a tiny sphere representing a basketball. The materials used include bronze, limestone, and copper. This piece is simple and clean.

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 heritage, and were fabricated and installed by various Indiana sculptors, carvers, glassworkers, metal workers, and other artisans.