Campus Feature The Forge The Order of Iron Key dedicated the statue Saturday (Sept. 22, 2018) as part of Homecoming celebration. A plaque in front of the statue encourages people to remember Boilermakers from the past 150 years and inspires them to do great things in the future. More Information
Campus Feature Tired Boy Sculpture "Tired Boy," the bronze sculpture centered in Windsor Circle near the entrance of Wood Hall, was part of a collection of gifts donated to the University by philanthropist and art collector Catherine Barker Hickox of Michigan City, Indiana. Its sculptor, Leopold Bracony, was inspired by an incident he witnessed during World War I. He noticed two people, a small boy and a woman, who stopped to rest in the midst of the bombing. Touched by…
Campus Feature Transformation Transformation was given to the University as a gift from the class of 1952. The class raised over $860,000 for a scholarship fund and the commissioned piece that former president Steven Beering (HDR S’00) suggested. Beering discovered the Spanish sculptor Faustino Aizkorbe while vacationing in Europe and knew his work would accentuate the existing campus architecture. Transformation was installed on the Agriculture Mall near Marsteller Street in order to create a visual pathway from the…
Campus Feature Unfinished Block P Statue In the spring of 2007, a student, Robert Rotundo, approached the Purdue Reamer Club with the idea of placing a memorial on campus. The idea, presented at first only to a couple of student organizations as well as the President’s Round Table, caught fire from the beginning. The student who proposed the idea needed an organization to help make the concept a reality. An unfinished "Block P" was envisioned to represent those students whose time…
Campus Feature When Dreams Dance Sculpture "When Dreams Dance" by sculptor David Caudill was constructed in 2004 and originally between Schleman and Hovde Halls to honor former deans Barbara Cook, who passed away in April 2013, and Beverly Stone, who passed away in 2003. The free-form artwork is a direct reflection of their efforts to help foster a free spirit, open mind, and optimistic worldview in students. In 2022, the sculptor was moved in front of new the Schleman hall.
Campus Feature Zig Featured at Pickett Park, this sculpture named “Zig” was made by Kenneth M Thompson. The metal art piece is made of cor-ten steel with zinc rivets.
