West Street Sculpture Park, Galena, Illinois

Just outside of downtown Galena, is the West Street Sculpture Park. All art is by John Martinson. Pieces are identified by title and year plaques at the sculpture sites. Climbing allowed only on "Klymme" sculpture. Artist John Martinson was born in St. Peter, Minnesota in 1948. He has a degree in sociology from Gustavus Adolphus College and studied art at UW Madison from 1974 to 1976. He and his wife moved to Gelena in 1979 to operate the Galena Blacksmith Shop and Gallery. In 1986 he opened his own studio, which has grown to become West Street Sculpture Park, where original ideas flow freely into imaginative works of art.

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Beautiful sculptures, Park and video!

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I used to go by this almost every day for football/baseball practice as a kid. I never went and haven’t been back to galena since I was 14. Would love to visit my city and finally go to this beautiful park!