List of public art in Muncie, Indiana facts for kids

This is a list of public art in Muncie, Indiana.

This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.

Most of the works mentioned are sculptures. When this is not the case (e.g., sound installation,) it is stated next to the title.

Title	Artist	Year	Location/GPS Coordinates	Material	Dimensions	Owner	Image
Alice Nichols	Tuck Langland		Ball State University Fine Arts Building			Ball State University
Appeal to the Great Spirit	Cyrus Edwin Dallin	1908	40°12′17.47″N 85°23′9.72″W / 40.2048528°N 85.3860333°W / 40.2048528; -85.3860333	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. 38 × 25 × 37 in.	City of Muncie
Awakening Potential	Kenneth G. Ryden	2006	Youth Opportunity Center	Bronze	81⁄2 ft tall	Youth Opportunity Center
Beneficence	Daniel Chester French	1937	Ball State University 40°11′53.84″N 85°24′37.04″W / 40.1982889°N 85.4102889°W / 40.1982889; -85.4102889	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. 6 in. × 5 ft. × 4 ft.	Ball State University
Boy, Girl, Dog & Puppy	Unknown	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. × 2 ft. 6 in. × 2 ft.	Service Corporation International
Boy Listening to Watch	Unknown	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. × 1 ft. 6 in. × 1 ft. 6 in.	Service Corporation International
Boy Reading Book	Unknown	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. 6 in × 2 ft. × 2 ft. 6 in.	Service Corporation International
Bronze Baby	Brenda Putnam	1916	Minnetrista	Bronze		Minnetrista
Buttercup, Poppy and Forget-Me-Not	Mabel Landrum Torrey	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. 1 ft. 3 in. × 1 ft. 3 in. × 1 ft.	Service Corporation International
Catalyst	Beverly Stucker Precious	2004	Minnetrista 40°12′17.89″N 85°23′19.59″W / 40.2049694°N 85.3887750°W / 40.2049694; -85.3887750	Limestone, Stainless steel & Glass	26 ft d.	Minnetrista
Colonnade Columns		1993–1994	Minnetrista			Minnetrista
Colonnade Gates	Samuel Yellin	1993–1994	Minnetrista	Wrought iron		Minnetrista
Columns			Minnetrista 40°12′18.84″N 85°23′23.82″W / 40.2052333°N 85.3899500°W / 40.2052333; -85.3899500	Indiana Limestone		Minnetrista
Face of Christ (relief)	Warren Vale Casey	1952	St. Mary's Parish School	Lead, Bronze	Sculpture: approx. 2 × 1 ft. 6 in. × 31⁄2 in.	St. Mary's Church
Father/Mother/Daughter/Son	Unknown	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. × 4 ft. 3 ft. 6 in.	Service Corporation International
Fireflies	Paul Moore	1995	Muncie Children's Museum	Bronze		Muncie Children's Museum
Five Points Fountain		1911	Heekin Park 40°12′18.84″N 85°23′23.82″W / 40.2052333°N 85.3899500°W / 40.2052333; -85.3899500			City of Muncie
Flight	Unknown	ca. 1988	Elm Ridge Cemetery - Zeigler Cemetery Plot	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. 3 × 3 × 1 ft. 6 in.	Service Corporation International
Fountain of Joy	Helen Farnsworth Mears	1916	Minnetrista	Brass		Minnetrista
Frog Baby Fountain	Edith Barretto Stevens Parsons	1937	Ball State University 40°12′11.69″N 85°24′26.13″W / 40.2032472°N 85.4072583°W / 40.2032472; -85.4072583	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. 2 in. × 16 in. × 10 in.	Ball State University
Gazebo		ca. 1939	Minnetrista	Wrought iron		Minnetrista
George McCulloch Memorial	Leonard Crunelle	1915	McCulloch Park	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. 8 × 3 × 3 ft.	City of Muncie
Girl Trying on Necklace	Unknown	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. × 1 ft. 6 in. × 1 ft. 6 in.	Service Corporation International
Greenway Graffiti	Various Artists		White River Greenway	Spray paint		City of Muncie
Innocence	Mabel Landrum Torrey	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. 2 ft. × 4 ft. × 1 ft. 6 in.	Service Corporation International
Kneeling Female	Unknown	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. × 2 ft. 3 in. × 2 ft. 6 in.	Service Corporation International
Light Symphony	Stephen Knapp	2006	Ball State University - Music Instruction Building	Glass & Light	h 23 × l 40	Ball State University
Maxi-Antecedent II	Lila Katzen	1978	Ball State University - Fine Arts Building	Steel		Ball State University
Monsignor Edgar Cyr	J. Faulkner	1985	St. Mary's Church	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. 1 ft. 6 in. × 10 in. × 10 in.	Saint Mary's Church
Moses and Pharaoh's Daughter	Unknown	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 4 × 4 × 4 ft.	Service Corporation International
Nightsong	Joe Beeler	1998	Riverbend Park	Bronze		City of Muncie
Old Delaware County Courthouse Statues	John A. Ward	1887	Just north of the intersection of Jackson & Main.40°11′35.37″N 85°21′56.87″W / 40.1931583°N 85.3657972°W / 40.1931583; -85.3657972	Limestone	3 figures. (Delaware chief: approx. 10 ft. × 3 ft. × 2 ft. 6 in.); (Agriculture: approx. 6 ft. 6 in. × 4 ft. 6 in. × 3 ft.); (Industry: approx. 6 ft. 6 in. × 4 ft. 6 in. × 3 ft.).	City of Muncie
Our Blessed Mother and the Lord	George Yostel	ca. 1965	Saint Mary's Church 40°11′35.24″N 85°24′47.22″W / 40.1931222°N 85.4131167°W / 40.1931222; -85.4131167	Limestone	2 pieces. Blessed Mother: approx. 24 ft. × 6 ft. × 3 ft. 6 in.; Jesus: approx. 12 ft. × 9 ft. × 2 ft. 6 in.	Saint Mary's Church
The Passing of the Buffalo	Cyrus Edwin Dallin	1929	Roundabout at Walnut and Seymour	Bronze	Figure: approx. 9 ft. × 4 ft. × 4 ft. 6 in.	City of Muncie
Praying Girl	Unknown	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. 6 in. × 2 ft. × 2 ft. 6 in.	Service Corporation International
Praying Jesus	Cyrus Edwin Dallin	ca. 1954	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 9 in. × 2 ft. × 3 ft. 6 in.	City of Muncie
St. Joseph and Child Jesus	Unknown	1952	St. Mary's School	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. × 1 ft. 3 in. × 1 ft. 3 in.	Saint Mary's Church
Scherzo	Harriet Whitney Frishmuth	1929	Bracken Library, Ball State University	Bronze	Figure: approx. 7 × 3 × 2 ft.	Ball State University
Shepherd	Richard Kishel	1981	Fountain Square United Methodist Church 40°9′12.06″N 85°23′8.13″W / 40.1533500°N 85.3855917°W / 40.1533500; -85.3855917	Fiberglass	2 figures. Shepherd: approx. 16 × 3 × 3 ft.; Sheep: approx. 5 ft. × 5 ft. 6 in. × 3 ft.	Fountain Square United Methodist Church
Sitting Boy Looking at Foot	Unknown	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. 6 in. × 2 ft. × 2 ft. 6 in.	Service Corporation International
Spirit of the American Doughboy	E.M. Viquesney	1934	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. 6 × 4 × 4 ft.	Service Corporation International
Standing Boy with Book	Unknown	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. × 2 ft. × 2 ft. 6 in.	Service Corporation International
Three Children	Mabel Landrum Torrey	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 2 ft. 6 in. × 2 ft. 6 in. × 2 ft.	Service Corporation International
Threshold of Knowledge	Kenneth G. Ryden	2001	Edmund Ball Center for Medical Education	Bronze	h. 10 ft.
Tribute to Mankind	Richard F. Kishel	1973	Ball State University - Studebaker Hall	Cor-ten Steel	h. 20 ft.	Ball State University
Two Laughing Children Playing in Water	Grace Helen Talbot		Ball State University - Center for University & Community Programs	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. H. 2 ft. × Diam. 4 ft. 6 in.	Ball State University
Unity Bridge	Brian Blair		Madison Street South of Charles Street	Paint		City of Muncie
Untitled	Richard Kishel	1966	Slavin Dental Clinic	Concrete	2 walls. Each wall: approx. 9 ft. × 30 ft. × 8 in.	Slavin Dental Clinic
Virgin Mary & Child	V. Moroder	1951	St. Mary's School	Bronze	Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 9 in. × 2 ft. × 2 ft.	Saint Mary's Church
Weeping Woman	Unknown	ca. 1957	Elm Ridge Cemetery	Marble	Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. × 1 ft. 6 in. × 2 ft. 6 in.	Service Corporation International
Will O' The Wisp	Edward Borse		Minnetrista			Ball State University
Wishing Well	Unknown		Minnetrista	Bronze		Minnetrista
Wysor Building Entry	Cuno Kibele	1906
X Notion, Like a J	Lila Katzen	1977	Ball State University Museum of Art	Cor-ten Steel	Sculpture: approx. 12 ft. × 7 ft. 2 in. × 4 ft.	Ball State University