Peoria in Peoria County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Peace and Harvest

<i>Peace</i> and <i>Harvest</i> Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 6, 2024

1. Peace and Harvest Marker

Inscription. Peace and Harvest were designed by Mary Anderson Clark as a Works Project Administration (WPA) art project. In 1938, a committee, chaired by Mrs. Julia Proctor White, commissioned Mary Anderson Clark to sculpt the eight-foot limestone statues to be placed at the front of the Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium. Dr. George A. Zeller, then Superintendent of Peoria State Hospital, donated the funds. On September 3, 1939, Peace and Harvest were unveiled on the Sanitarium grounds. They were moved to this location, a public right-of-way, in 1992.

As viewed in their current setting, Peace (the male figure with a dove clasped in his hand) is on the right and Harvest (the female figure with fruit of the earth held in her apron) is on the left.

Peace and Harvest belong to the citizens of Peoria. They are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is September 3, 1939.

Location. 40° 41.564′ N,

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89° 35.468′ W. Marker is in Peoria, Illinois, in Peoria County. It is at the intersection of Southwest Jefferson Avenue and Main Street, on the right when traveling south on Southwest Jefferson Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria IL 61602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Illinois River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Spanish American War (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bell & Cornerstone (about 600 feet away); Peoria County World Wars I and II Memorial (about 600 feet away); Peoria County World Wars I & II Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); Peoria on The Riverfront / Peoria (approx. 0.3 miles away); Schwab - Powell Building

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 6, 2024

2. Peace and Harvest Marker

(approx. 0.3 miles away); Waterborn Services Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Revolutionary War Veteran (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Peoria.

Regarding Peace and Harvest. When the sanitarium closed in 1975, the statues were relocated to the Peoria County Courthouse plaza. In 1989, a construction project forced the statues into storage in a Peoria fire station, causing them to lose their National Register status. They regained that status in 1992, when they were placed in their current location.

Also see . . .
1. 'Peace' and 'Harvest' Sculptures. Atlas Obscura website entry (Submitted on December 17, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Peace and Harvest (PDF). National Register nomination for the sculptures, which were listed in 1988. (Prepared by Helen R. Marquess, Glenn W. Sunderland and Ann V. Swallow; via National Archives) (Submitted on August 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

<i>Peace</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 6, 2024

3. Peace

<i>Harvest</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 6, 2024

4. Harvest

Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 259 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.