A 25 FOOT TALL SCULPTURE INSPIRED BY GRANT WOOD'S ICONIC PAINTING 'AMERICAN GOTHIC' WILL STAND GUARD IN DOW AGROSCIENCES CELEBRATION PARK DURING THE GREAT INDIANA STATE FAIR, 6-22.AUGUST. 'GOD BLESS AMERICA', WHICH HAS TRAVELED TO CHICAGO, FLORIDA, ARIZONA AND NEW YORK, WILL FEATURE THE WELL-KNOWN FARMER WITH HIS PITCHFORK AND DAUGHTER BY HIS SIDE. THE SCULPTURE, INSTALLED 26.JULY WITH THE HELP OF GIANTS CRANES, IS A REMINDER OF THE NATION'S AGRICULTURAL ROOTS. ARTIST J SEWARD JOHNSON SAID HIS WORK IS ALSO INTENDED TO HELP VIEWERS LOOK BACK AND REEXAMINE WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED SINCE THE COUPLE IN THE PAINTING FIRST BECAME ICONS AND HOW PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING MAY HAVE SHIFTED SINCE THEN. THE SCULPTURE IS ON LOAN FROM THE SCULPTURE FOUNDATION, A NON-PROFIT THE ENCOURAGES THE PLACEMENT AND SHARING OF PUBLIC ART. THE INDIANA STATE FAIR IS THE STATE'S LARGEST MUTI-DAY EVENT ATTRACTING MORE THAN 900,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY. NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR OFFERING THE BEST IN ENTERTAINMENT, SHOWCASING YOUTH, INTERACTIVE AGRICULTURE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, PREMIERE FACILITIES AND A VARIETY OF UNIQUE, FUN FOODS, THE INDIANA STATE FAIR IS AN ANNUAL TRADITION FOR GENERATIONS OF HOOSIERS.
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