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“Harley,” a metal sculpture of considerable size that resembles a rhinoceros, keeps a careful watch on downtown Salina traffic. The artwork is one of 22 street sculptures installed on Santa Fe Avenue as part of the SculptureTour Salina public art walk and competition. The pieces will be displayed for nearly a year, and voting by the public will name a People’s Choice award winner that will be purchased by the City of Salina. “Harley’s” creator, Dale Lewis of Hastings, Minn., won that award last year with a metal sculpture of an elephant named “Slim.” That piece has moved to permanent display; "Slim" looks out over the chain link fence of the former city swimming pool in Kenwood Park. Also on permanent display throughout the city are five previous People’s Choice winners and more than a dozen sculptures purchased for public display by donors. “Harley,” made of scrap metal that includes tailpipes and mufflers from Harley-Davidson motorcycles, carries a price tag: $18,000.