Getting to the Art of Germantown
Six outdoor sculptures to see.
Outdoor public art unites a community’s history with the surrounding architecture and the artist’s vision to produce a work that reflects the culture and values of the community. In Germantown, outdoor scupltures can be found from the open fields of the Soccerplex, to shaded paths through woods to shopping centers. Here are a few you may have seen: 1. Homage to an Era | Germantown Train Station, at19311 Mateny Hill Road. A strange looking red structure sits next to the Germantown Train Station. It resembles a tractor, but also kind of like a locomotive. “Homage to an Era” by Mike Shaffer was created in 1990 after the rebuilding of the station. It is an assemblage of found metal objects that Shaffer put together to illustrate both the …
