sculpture

We don’t mess around with paint color at Fermilab.

Jim Jenkins likes to think big. A sculptor by trade and by passion, this Geneva artist is best known for his grand-scale projects with local public libraries.

The setting provided by founding Director Bob Wilson’s creative design of the laboratory and his many sculptures are an enduring source of pride for those associated with Fermilab and for the surrounding community. One of the sculptures that has gained widespread attention is “Tractricious.”

Robert Wilson was a man born out of his time. He lived in America from 1914 to 2000, but he really belonged to the central Italy of the 1500s. One ever-present reminder of this is the sculpture that sits in the reflecting pond in front of Wilson Hall.