America 250: Dedication of American Eagle

The City of Lexington will hold a dedication of the AMERICAN EAGLE sculpture at Patton Park on Main Street on July 4th at 10:00 a.m. Created by local artist Kasey Wells, the AMERICAN EAGLE, a 5,320 pound scrap metal sculpture standing 15 ft. tall took a year to build… made of farm implement shanks, break rotors, barbell weights, window weights, leaf springs, chains, sickle sections, mower blades, watch bands, fan blades, barbed wire, rebar, a semi brake drum, a pipe from a hydraulic car lift and more. Most of which was sourced locally or donated to Kasey by the Lexington Community. AMERICAN EAGLE is a depiction of an eagle swooping into and ripping a rattle snake out of its nest to protect its egg. It is meant to be a symbol of America/WE THE PEOPLE being attacked by venomous forces and fighting for survival. Once it was completed, Kasey submitted AMERICAN EAGLE to ArtPrize 2022. It was displayed on the sidewalk of the Amway Grand Plaza hotel on the corner across the street from the Rosa Parks Circle. Kasey stayed with AMERICAN EAGLE throughout the 18-day duration of ArtPrize 2022, met thousands of people, and put his presidential campaign experience to full use to promote himself and AMERICAN EAGLE. It paid off. Of the nearly 750 artists that submitted work to ArtPrize 2022 Kasey and AMERICAN EAGLE finished in 1st place! AMERICAN EAGLE is now standing proudly on display in the heart of downtown Lexington, Illinois.