Mushroom Shrine, (sculpture).

Mushroom Shrine, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Mushroom Shrine, (sculpture).

1983. Dedicated April 24, 1992.

Carved, painted basswood.

Sculpture: approx. H. 43 in. x Diam. 67 in.; Foundation: approx. 3 1/2 x 29 x 30 in.

A giant morel mushroom.

Object -- Vegetable -- Mushroom

Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Carbon

Located Mansfield Roller Mill, RR1 Box 146C, Carbon, Indiana 47837

Owned by Hutcheson, Frank, 202 Greenwood Drive, Greencastle, Indiana

Carved in 1983 for the first Mushroom Festival in Mansfield, Indiana, and first displayed in April, 1983. It was subsequently displayed on the streets of Mansfield during festivals and stored at other times, but is now on permanent display. Sculpture is set on a small island which is subject to flooding.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.

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