Gearhead - Michigan Ave., Lansing, Michigan.
N 42° 44.007 W 084° 32.882
16T E 700722 N 4734130
This artwork is officially titled, "Portrait of a Dreamer" but known as locally as "Gearhead". Manufactured from aluminum, & stainless steel, and stands overlooking Museum Drive, from E.Michigan Avenue.
Waymark Code: WM119RC
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2019
Views: 15
A substantial 15-foot-tall, interactive, and illuminated, sculpture called "Portrait of a Dreamer" is composed entirely of stainless steel and overlooks Museum Drive from East Michigan Avenue.
Note: The winding handle no longer turns the gears.
"Artist Ivan Iler describes the piece as one that visualizes the flow of ideas transpiring within Lansing’s cultural district, “As I designed this sculpture to represent all three organizations that are housed on Museum Drive, I thought of gears ‘turning’ and those gears/thoughts/ideas moving down toward the cultural district,” said Iler." Text Source: (
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Unveiled on December 11, 2017, at 336 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI