Student Artwork on View at Mammoth Cave National Park

This past fall, students in Basic Design classes created artwork to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the death of legendary cave explorer Floyd Collins. Many of their artworks are now included in a special exhibition at Mammoth Cave National Park, on view through March 2025.

On February 13, 1925, Kentucky cave explorer Floyd Collins died in Sand Cave after being trapped in a narrow crawlway for fourteen days. Efforts to free him had been unsuccessful, and the attempt became one of America’s first media sensations and one of the first major news stories to break on broadcast radio. The rescue efforts resulted in renewed interest in creating a national park to protect the area caves. Mammoth Cave National Park was established in 1941.