The record
An Indiano segment in a vitrine on a hill at a Pennsylvania luxury resort, passed from Lord Palumbo to a local businessman.
On one of the hills of the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, in the woods of south-western Pennsylvania, an original segment stands inside a glass case. When and in what circumstances it arrived could not be established.
The painting is by Jürgen Große, who signs himself Indiano, and was made on the Wall in 1990: *Change myself* and *Wake up* are parts of his Global Messages, the series he put on a number of segments. The 2.6-tonne piece came to Nemacolin as a gift from the Pennsylvania businessman Joseph Hardy, who had it in turn from Lord Peter Palumbo — one of six that Palumbo bought in London in 1994. A plaque beside it offers this as proof that freedom will prevail where people of courage and conviction press for it.
Palumbo's purchase accounts for several of this catalogue's records, and two of them make an instructive pair: the Yorkshire Sculpture Park segment, from the same six, stands in the open air with its Indiano painting almost entirely washed away, while this one has been kept behind glass and can still be read.
The resort's own art-collection blog says the section is on view along Hardy Boulevard near the animal habitats, is painted with Indiano's totems, and has a companion at Palumbo's Kentuck Knob.
How did it get here?
A gift from the Pennsylvania businessman Joseph Hardy, who received it from Lord Peter Palumbo, one of six segments Palumbo bought in London in 1994. Painted in 1990 by Jürgen Große, known as Indiano.
Sources
Listed by the Federal Foundation as #216 and by the Berlin Wall Archive as #284.
Federal Foundation — Berlin Wall worldwide, site entry ↗
The segment in a vitrine on a hill at the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, the unknown circumstances of its arrival, the Indiano graffito and its Global Messages texts, its 2.6 tonne weight, the gift from Joseph Hardy who had it from Lord Peter Palumbo among six bought in London in 1994, and the wording of the plaque.
Inventory listingSource accessed 2026-09-17
Nemacolin Blog: Berlin Wall- A Gift of “Royal” Proportions! ↗
The resort's art-collection specialist writes that Lord Palumbo gave founder Joseph A. Hardy III one of two sections he owned, painted by Indiano (Jürgen Grosse) with his totems, and that it can be seen along Hardy Boulevard near the Animal Habitats; the other stands at Kentuck Knob.
Institutional sourceSource accessed 2026-09-17
Federal Foundation — Berlin Wall worldwide ↗
The source lists this place as a Berlin Wall location. Coordinates, where supplied, are source-reported and may represent a general area. This is not independent verification of authenticity, current presence, or public access.
Inventory listingSource accessed 2026-09-17 · Source record 216
Berlin Wall Archive ↗
The source lists this place as a Berlin Wall location. Coordinates, where supplied, are source-reported and may represent a general area. This is not independent verification of authenticity, current presence, or public access.
Inventory listingSource accessed 2026-09-17 · Source record 284
Source-reported segments: 1. This is not a separately verified count.
No photograph of this one has been published. If you have taken one, or know when it arrived or who gave it, we would like to hear. Contribute to this record