Visual Art in Whiting, Indiana
Whiting has added a few new sculptures to its downtown area which represent the oil industry that has been prominent in the town for years starting as Standard Oil, which is now BP.
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Progress
Progress was carved from a 5 X 2 X 1.5 foot block of Bedford limestone that weighed 2,500 lbs. It took Chris Diersen nearly two months of steady work to complete. It was designed to reflect an important aspect of the community in which it resides. Progress is located at the Welcome Commons, Indianapolis and Clark.
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St. Mary
The inherent beauty of mosaic and its intrinsic relationship with Byzantine churches made it the ideal medium for enhancing St. Mary's Church. Mosaic was believed in the middle ages to be suitable for representing the unearthly splendor of the divine, because its substance had undergone purification by fire in the kiln.
There are three mosaics that are fixed to the wall and measure 2.5' x 5' each. The Marian Shrine is the namesake of the church and an icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. The other mosaics are from the Old Testament: Melchisedek is the symbol for an ideal priest and king; and Abraham and Isaac reflect the people's commitment to God. The mosaics are beautiful additions to the church's décor.
Information and Photo obtained from the "Conrad Schmitt Studios" website.
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The Lourdes Grotto
Completed in June 1928, this unique grotto at Whiting's Immaculate Conception Church, was made from Lake Superior rock and has been the setting for processions and mass services throughout the years.
Information supplied by: Gayle Faulkner Kosalko, Executive Director of the Whiting-Robertsdale Chamber of Commerce.
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Paintings by Al Odlivak, the Norman Rockwell of Whiting, Indiana. These paintings posted here hang at Whiting's City Hall. More of Mr. Odlivak's works can be found at the Whiting Public Library, the Chamber of Commerce, in businesses and in private homes. They cover the history of Whiting from as far back as 1891 to the present. Like Rockwell, his paintings are of everyday, small-town people, subjects and events that tell stories with which local audiences quickly connect.
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