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Sculpture in Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo has long been home to an abundance of public sculptures created both by local and non-local artists. The works shown here are but a small sampling and were selected for this page to illustrate the depth and variety of visual art that is accessible to the general public. Since a well-documented source about local outdoor sculptures was published in 1980 (Hendry see below), the samples below specifically represent works that were dedicated sometime after that publication.
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Kalamazoo Ruby Light Chandelier
Dale Chihuly
Glass
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
1998 |
Martin Luther King Jr.
Lisa Reinertson
Bronze
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park
1989 |
Prospect
Marcia Wood
Stainless steel
Kalamazoo College
1982 |
Image of the Invisible God
Kirk Newman
Bronze
First Presbyterian Church
1981 |
Touching
Gerald Westgerdes
Stainless steel
Sisters of St. Joseph of Nazareth, Michigan
1989 |
Procession
Marcia Wood
Steel
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
1985 |
New Arcadia
David Black
Aluminum
Kalamazoo College
1987 |
Viewfinder
Marcia Wood
Aluminum
Epic Center
2001 |
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For further information, we suggest
these sources:
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Dale Chihuly,
Artist |
H 730
H498 |
Hendry, Fay L. Outdoor Sculpture in Kalamazoo, iota press, Okemos,
MI, 1980. |
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History Room Subject File: Sculpture |
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History Room Name File: Wood, Marcia |
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History Room Name File: Newman, Kirk |
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Lisa
Reinertson |
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Lisa Reinertson,
portfolio |
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Perpetual
motion: Kirk Newman's frantic figures reflect his artistic
theory of evolution |
Written and photographed by Karen Santamaria,
Kalamazoo Public Library Staff, 2002. Updated 3 June 2005.
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