Fountain of Life

  Central to Carol’s Garden is the Fountain of Life, a limestone work by sculptor David Rogers of Bloomington, Indiana. The two accompanying limestone benches were also made by Rogers. Visitors are encouraged to take time to absorb the serenity the garden offers.

Grandparents’ Baptismal Fountain

  Jane Owen commissioned the Grandparents’ Baptismal Fountain in 1995 from architect, artist and designer William Schickel of Loveland, Ohio. The inscription reads: “In celebration of all grandparents for the great goodness that flows through and from them.” Schickel’s renovation of the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, where he worked personally with Thomas Merton, won […]

Orpheus Fountain

  British sculptor Simon Verity’s Orpheus Fountain, fashioned from Indiana Salem limestone, is situated along the south wall of the Cathedral Labyrinth and Sacred Garden on North Street. The fountain is in the shape of a lyre, an instrument the sound of which might tame the wild beast within those who walked the labyrinth. Jane […]

The Crucible

  Jane Blaffer Owen commissioned Pennsylvania-based arts educator and sculptor Ted Prescott to create a fountain for the outdoor RLB Foundation-owned courtyard at the Red Geranium Restaurant, in 2002. The fountain was designed to commemorate New Harmony’s role in developing the discipline of geology. Geologist David Dale Owen revolutionized the practice of geological surveys and […]