Picadome in Lexington in Fayette County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Getting Back Up

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 30, 2026

1. Getting Back Up Marker

Inscription.
Artist Luke William Achterberg
Welded and painted steel sculpture
First Place Award Winner LEAP Competition October 26, 2006

This is an abstract interpretation of a person getting up off of a hospital bed. This reinforces the idea of what is happening at the Lexington Diagnostic Center & OPEN MRI, with paint colors and lines reflecting the building.
Luke William Achterberg, October 2006

Erected 2008 by Lexington Diagnostic Center, & OPEN MRI.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is October 26, 2006.

Location. 38° 1.875′ N, 84° 31.683′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Kentucky, in Fayette County. It is in Picadome. It is at the intersection of Harrodsburg Road (U.S. 68) and Shaker Drive, on the right when traveling west on Harrodsburg Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1723 Harrodsburg Road, Lexington KY 40504, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Bluegrass Region.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Floral Hall (approx. 0.9 miles away); Scovell Hall / M.A. Scovell 1855-1912 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Family & Consumer Sciences Extension in Kentucky / Myrtle Weldon (1890-1971) (approx. 1.2 miles away); Herman L. Donovan / Donovan Hall (approx. 1.2 miles away); Haggin Hall (approx. 1.3 miles away); WBKY/WUKY (approx. 1.3 miles away); Kentucky Kernel (approx. 1.3 miles away); Gillis Building 1889 (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.

Regarding Getting Back Up. While at the University of Kentucky, Achterberg received a Kentucky Graduate Scholarship in 2006 and two teaching assistantships. He also won the second commission presented by the Lexington Extraordinary Arts Project, a public art competition, for "Getting Back Up," a 2,000 pound sculpture. Achterberg

Getting Back Up and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 30, 2026

2. Getting Back Up and Marker

earned his master's degree in 2009 when he also was awarded the prestigious International Sculpture Center’s Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award for his sculpture "Relative."

Getting Back Up Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 30, 2026

3. Getting Back Up Sculpture

Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 1, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.