Iowa, a Place to Grow, (sculpture).

Iowa, a Place to Grow, (sculpture).

Unknown (Cedar Rapids, IA), design firm.

Iowa, a Place to Grow, (sculpture).

1970. Installed 1984.

Sculpture: steel or fiberglass, painted white; Base: exposed quartzite aggregate.

Sculpture: approx. 96 x 92 x 32 in.; Base: approx. 32 x 92 x 94 in.(2 tons).

(On base, front:) IOWA/A PLACE TO GROW unsigned

Abstract four-leaf clover shaped sculpture, Iowa's state symbol, is installed on a trapezoidal base.

Abstract -- Geometric

Allegory -- Place -- Iowa

Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Des Moines

Administered by State of Iowa, Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa 50319

Located Iowa State Capitol, East 14th & Des Moines Streets, Des Moines, Iowa 50319

The Iowa state symbol and sculpture were designed in 1970 by the Iowa Development Commission and a Cedar Rapids advertising firm. The sculpture was subsequently rejected by the Iowa Executive Council and placed in storage at the Des Moines sign company who had been hired to erect the monument. It remained in storage until 1984, when the proprietor of the sign company retired. SOS! survey form lists media as steel and an attached article from the Des Moines Register, Aug. 25, 1984 lists the media as fiberglass.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1995.

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