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Illinois Statues (page 3)

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Superman
Metropolis, IL		 Superman
Metropolis, IL
Metropolis is the self-proclaimed hometown of Superman. The first statue shown above is installed at the Super Museum. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

This 15-foot-tall bronze statue of Superman on the right was installed in 1993. This one replaced a seven-foot-tall fiberglass statue from 1986. [map]

Scottish Bagpiper
Monmouth, IL
This six-foot-tall, bronze Scottish Bagpiper sculpture was created by Matt Glenn. Entitled "Scots Spirit" it was installed at Monmouth College in 2015. The bagpiper is the college's mascot. [map]

Big Muddy Monster
Murphysboro, IL
 Big Muddy Monster
Murphysboro, IL
The Big Muddy Monster legend is based on local sightings and police reports in 1973. This nine-foot-tall bronze scuplture shown on the left above was installed in 2023 to celebrate the 50th anniversary. For more, see this website. [map]

The chainsaw-carved sculpture shown above on the right was carved by Josh Hayes at the 2022 State Fair at the Du Quoin Fairgrounds. It is 8 feet tall and was carved from a pine log. The sculpture was donated to the City of Murphysboro and is now displayed in the lobby of the Holiday Inn near the other Big Muddy Monster sculpture.

Dick Tracy
Naperville, IL
This Dick Tracy sculpture was created by Don Reed and installed on the Riverwalk in 2010. It is made of bronze and about nine feet tall. The sculpture depicts the comic strip character using his two-way wrist radio. Dick Locher, one of the cartoonists that worked on the comic strip, has lived in Naperville since 1969. For more, see this website.

Fisherman and Trout
Niles, IL (now Twin Lakes, WI)
The Fisherman and Trout statues had been abandoned for decades. The dense vegetation made them nearly impossible to shoot. The statues advertised for the Fishermen's Dude Ranch fishing ponds which existed from 1957-1997. I believe the Fisherman held a fishing pole with a line that extended to the lure in the Trout's mouth. The ponds were filled in but the statues remained. The statues were produced by FAST Fiberglass. In 2015, the statues were sold to the owners of Mad Dan's in Twin Lakes, WI. Later that year, the statues were restored and installed on the roof of the restaurant. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

From the Waters Comes My Bounty
Oregon, IL
This seven-foot-tall bronze sculpture entitled From the Waters Comes My Bounty was created by Ray Kobald and installed in Lowden State Park in 2005. it depicts a fishman, draped in nets, carrying some fish and wearing a giant fish on his head. There is an identical sculpture in Batavia, IL. [map]

Boy Scout
Ottawa, IL
This bronze Boy Scout sculpture was installed in 1941 in the Ottawa Avenue Cemetery. It stands over the grave of William D. Boyce, the founder of the Boy Scouts. The sculpture is a copy of the one produced by Robert Tait McKenzie in 1937 which is installed in Philadelphia.

Arman's Hobo
Pana, IL
This Arman's Hobo statue would have held balloons in his left hand and a stick with a bag on the end in his right hand. These statues were designed by Richard Kishel and produced by his Art Forms Workshop in Muncie, IN in 1967. There was at least one other Arman's with this Hobo statue. It might have been the one in Valparaiso, IN which is gone now. A statue turned up in Merrillville, IN but it is also gone. There is still a surviving building and intact statue in Lake Station, IN.

This statue in Pana was previously located near Chicago. It was installed here at Whiskey Bill's Saloon and Liquor Emporium sometime after 2018. [map]

Richard Pryor
Peoria, IL
This nine-foot-tall, bronze sculpture of the comedian Richard Pryor was created by Preston Jackson and installed in 2015. Pryor grew up in Peoria and died in 2005. [map]

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