NORTH WEBSTER – One of the state’s “Bison-tennial” creations was unveiled at the North Webster library Sunday. The creations are a part of an art project that is the first statewide public art project in the country. Unveiling the statute was Beth Smith, director of Adult Services and Local History and Genealogy Center housed in the North Webster Community Public Library. Smith said, “The bison was selected for the project due to its depiction on the Indiana State Seal. In our case, the North Webster Community Library, Kosciusko County Community Foundation Inc. and Friends of the North Webster Community Public Library collaborated in this project.” The committee chose the artists who designed the bison state after reviewing the design sketches they submitted. Local artists Trent Barrett, Kasha Jacobs and Kerry Barrett were on hand for the unveiling. According to Jacobs, Trent did about 90 percent of the painting and Jacobs did research on the various historical depictions on the finished project. The library had a naming contest as the project was underway. Ken Myers was credited with the name selected, Woolly Webster. The bison will be displayed in the library.
