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When asked about his favorite project, Harris returns to the Celtic Cross as being the most decisive for his career, and as holding the most personal meaning. Sculptures by Harris can be found scattered across Indiana and beyond. His limestone bust of the late Edgar Whitcomb, a former Indiana governor, is located in the Statehouse Rotunda in Indianapolis. “Gov. Whitcomb was fascinated with the Celtic cross, enjoyed visiting the winery, and stopping by to watch the progress on the sculpture of him. He put the final touch on his own bust,” Harris said to indicate the friendship he had shared with the former governor. “Under the Buttonwood” is a Harris sculpture located in front of Indiana State University’s Federal Hall in downtown Terre Haute, the home of the University’s Scott College of Business. This limestone carving of a buttonwood leaf commemorates a 1792 meeting beneath a buttonwood tree (morecommonly known as sycamore) on Wall Street in New York City where 24 stockbrokers signed an agreement establishing the New York Stock Exchange. Harris has also created several sculptures for the town of Cannelton. The “Welcome to Historic Cannelton” sign is his rendering of the Cannelton Cotton Mill, a National Historic Landmark. The cotton mill, completed in 18 • Nov/Dec 2021 • Southern Indiana Living 1851, was once the largest industrial building in the United States west of the Allegheny Mountains. It closed in 1954 and was restored as an apartment complex in 2003. The building’s most striking features are 100-foot twin towers in Romanesque style, which are replicated on Harris’s sculpture. Like many of the structures in Cannelton’s historic district, the mill features locally quarried honey-colored sandstone, a distinctive signature of this river town and of Harris’s sculpture. Perry County’s Veteran’s Park, located beside the County Museum in downtown Cannelton, is the site of one of Harris’s more recent sculptures, “Together We Serve.” Made of powder-coated steel, Harris designed this work as a tribute that recognizes the sacrifices, not only of soldiers, but of their families. Viewed from the front, a soldier with a weapon is prominent. Created with a loosefitting uniform, the soldier’s gender is not recognizable. This soldier is flanked by a father and child, which can be seen when viewed from the side, and a mother and child on the other side. The sculpture serves to keep the struggles of the entire military family alive in our consciousness, reminding us that those who serve do not serve alone. The Daubys, owners of The Blue Heron winery who commissioned Harris to create the Celtic Cross, also commissioned several other sculptures by him. Harris created the large intarsia doors at the entrance to the winery. Made from catalpa, ash and sassafras woods, they portray the winery’s signature bird. Gary Dauby also pointed out an incredibly unique sculpture created by Harris: a small bronze replica of the Celtic Cross, which can be used by the blind to “see” the cross. “This cross is not cast bronze,” Gary Dauby said. “Harris carved it from bronze.” Dauby continued, “I have watched blind guests at the winery bend over this piece intently touching every nook and crevice.” When asked about his favorite project, Harris returns to the Celtic Cross as being the most decisive for his career, and as holding the most personal meaning. “A thousand or 2,000 years from now, that cross will still be standing unless it is destroyed for some reason,” Harris said. That fact must give him an incredible feeling of accomplishment. • Top: (clockwise) Carved door at Blue Heron Winery; Carved welcome sign for Cannelton; Bronze replica of Celtic Cross.
Welcome Hannah Meador, PT, DPT, to the HCH Therapy Team! Iris Wiseman, PT, DPT (left) and Hannah Meador, PT, DPT The Harrison County Hospital Therapy Team welcomes Hannah Meador, PT, DPT. Hannah joins a diverse team of therapists who offer a variety of outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation services using a multidisciplinary approach. Our therapists are experienced in treating a variety of diagnoses to a wide range of patient populations using state of the art treatment modalities and evidence-based strategies. Learn more about Hannah and the Rehabilitation Services offered at Harrison County Hospital by visiting www.hchin.org/rehab or by calling 812-738-7888. www.hchin.org Southern Indiana Living • Nov/Dec 2021 • 19
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