Sculpting Famous Hoosiers

Originally aired 12/7/2024. In 2024, a life-sized sculpture of John Mellencamp was dedicated on the Indiana University's campus in Bloomington. It is not the only outdoor artwork on campus created by Indiana sculptor Michael Livingston McAuley, who was Nelson's guest for this show. He also created a bronze sculpture of legendary composer Hoagy Carmichael playing a Steinway piano. To create a bronze sculpture Michael begins by creating the image in clay. For John Mellencamp's sculpture, he used a photo taken by Mellencamp's former wife Elaine  at the rock star's request.