“American Standard” by Kasey Wells on Route 66 in Lexington, IL.
From the city of Lexington:
“Just off Old Route 66, as you roll into Lexington, something unusual greets you. A towering 11-foot elephant made of scrap metal, crowned in red, white, and blue. The elephant is covered in symbols, language, familiar and unfamiliar little pieces of mechanical life, all molded into something greater than the sum of its parts. The elephant has a name: American Standard. It’s a monumental sculpture dripping with social commentary from Lexington artist and 2020 presidential write-in candidate, Kasey Wells.
With its rusted textures, golden crown, and campaign slogans scrawled across salvaged hubcaps and oil tanks, American Standard stands as a bold statement: part social commentary, part public art, part local legend.”
Learn more: Lexington History Project
