art Flossmoor

This elegant, stainless-steel sculpture was added to permanent collection in 2004, generously donated by the artist and an anonymous donor. It is located at the northeast corner in Leavitt Park and was dedicated to the artist's late wife, Lenora Cartright Hunt. "It is a sculpture that is ascending in its general motion and design .... and I hope it is something that you enjoy." -R. Hunt

This 9-ft. impressive bronze sculpture was donated to Flossmoor by the estate of artist Hubert Phipps in 2024. It is located in Ballantrae Park. "Growing up in rural Virginia, I loved roaming the countryside. There was a creek with a swimming hole and a rock formation that my sister and I would frequent in summer. We called it Paradise. It seemed appropriate to call this sculpture Paradise as it evoke the natural wonder that I found in that landscape." - H. Phipps

Added to the permanent collection in 2024, this 6-ft. sculpture is made of powder-coated steel. It is located in Leavitt Park.

These brightly powder-coated sculptures were generously donated by the artist and installed in May 2024 into Flossmoor Park at Brassie Avenue. "They were produced as part of a series of works that dealt primarily with how we process loss and memorialize the things close to us. I made these pieces after my studio fire in the fall of 2012. These sculptures for me are a symbol of triumph and renewal during a period when I felt quite unsure of what to expect next." - William O'Brien

Generously donated to the permanent collection by the artist in 2019, this powder-coated sculpture is located in front of Flossmoor Hills School.

This bronze sculpture was commissioned by Flossmoor and added to the permanent collection in 2001. It is located in the downtown Flossmoor traffic circle in front of the Flossmoor Public Library. "As a child I loved to day dream and even in school I remember I probably enjoyed looking out the window more than anything, just looking at the sky and watching the trees move and the wind and the birds flying." - J. Shea

This 18-ft. welded steel and cement sculpture was added to the permanent collection in 2002, located at Flossmoor Road & Western Avenue. "The works looks like a flame and to me it looks like the flame of inspiration - not only in art but in any human endeavor that transcends generations like the Phoenix. People die but the inspiration is reborn in a different form, but it's always reborn." -H. Kalish

Made of corten steel, Ribbons was added to permanent collection in 2006, located at Dundee and Sterling Avenue.

"I think of the individual blocks of the sculptures as though they were individual notes on a piano keyboard. The individual notes ... aren't music because it takes a combination of notes to make a musical composition. I think of the individual blocks that make up the sculpture as though they were individual musical notes and I experiment with combining the blocks into different combinations." - B. Beasley

This realistic bronze sculpture was added to the permanent collection in 1997. It is located in front of the Flossmoor Public Library. "The Secret Garden was inspired by my daughter and niece. They would cuddle up while my niece read a book to my daughter .... I sculpt hyper-realistic pieces that capture a moment in time." - M. Lundeen

This aluminum & wood sculpture was added to the permanent collection in 2005. It was restored in June 2024 by artist Jason Verbeek. It is located in the Sculpture Garden at Leavitt Park. "I think it's important to note that the chairs represented people. They are not just a utilitarian items; they are meant to be metaphors for people or the human condition. That's really the only clue I'd like to give as to the so called meaning of my artworks." -S. McMillin

This granite & steel sculpture was added to the permanent collection in 2003, located in Leavitt Park. "I was thinking about what we as a society have been doing to our planet. The interlocking steel rings are a metaphor for the Earth, balanced on the edge of a precipice, which the granite represents. No one is immune from what we're doing to the planet as evidenced by the four stones placed at each of the poles." -T. Karpowicz