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Indiana Statues (page 1)

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Astronaut
Anderson, IN
 Lewis & Clark
Clarksville, IN
This Astronaut was installed at the Uranus Fudge Factory around 2023. [map]

This Lewis & Clark sculpture was created by Carol Grende and installed in the Falls of the Ohio State Park in 2003. Entitled "When They Shook Hands," it marks the location where Lewis and Clark began their partnership ahead of their expedition. [map]

Poco the Happy Oil Drop
Edinburgh, IN
This Poco the Happy Oil Drop car is built on a shortened Volkswagen chassis. It has been installed at Vic's Antiques and Uniques since at least 2018. This must have been created as advertising for Esso which used Happy the Oil Drop Man as its mascot starting in 1958. Male and female figurines and statues were produced but I don't know if any other cars like this were made. The mascot was dropped around the mid-1960s for the Esso Tiger. [map]

James Dean [gone]
Fairmount, IN
 Abraham Lincoln
Fort Wayne, IN
This James Dean statue was installed in front of the James Dean Memorial Gallery. Fairmount was the actor's hometown. By 2023, the statue was gone.

This bronze sculpture of Abraham Lincoln depicts Lincoln as a teenager when he lived in Indiana. It it titled "The Hoosier Youth" and was created by Paul Manship. It was installed in front of the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company Building in 1932. The dog is a symbol of Lincoln's love of animals and protectiveness. For more, see this website. [map]

Hindu Deity
Fort Wayne, IN
This 27-foot-tall sculpture of a Hindu Deity was installed in 2021 at the Omkaar Temple. [map]

Birdboy
Fort Wayne, IN
This Monument to Birdboy, Art Smith, was installed in Memorial Park in 1928. Smith was an aviation pioneer who died in 1926 during an airmail flight crash. "The Spirit of Flight" sculpture was created by James Novelli. For more, see this website. [map]

Johnny Appleseed
Fort Wayne, IN
 Larry Bird
French Lick, IN
This bronze sculpture of Johnny Appleseed was installed in front of the Hampton Inn in 2020. It was created by Gary Tillery of the Rotblatt Amrany Studio. For more, see this website. [map]

This bust of Larry Bird has been installed at the Springs Valley Schools Recreation Center since at least 2015. Before his fame with the Boston Celtics, Bird held a record for 50 years at Springs Valley High School as the top-scoring basketball player. [map]

Otis the Fishing Sasquatch
French Lick, IN
The 25-foot-tall Otis the Fishing Sasquatch was created by the Bear Hollow Wood Carvers in 2023. It is installed at the French Lick Cabins at Patoka Lake. For more, see this website.

Clown [gone]
Gary, IN
This Clown statue stood in front of Classic Auto Insurance when this photo was taken in 2010. By 2013, the business had become the Insurance Spot and the statue was gone.

More Gary:
Frank-N-Stein [gone]

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