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Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis Public Art Collection

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John Torreano's Mega-Gem on loan from the Indianapolis Museum of Art in the IUPUI Public Art Collection


The IUPUI Public Art Collection, located in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, consists of more than 30 works of sculpture located outdoors on the campus of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. IUPUI is a public shared campus of Indiana University and Purdue University that was created in 1969. More than 30,000 students attend IUPUI today and view the sculptures as they walk, bicycle, and drive around the campus.

Especially notable sculptures in the collection include James Wille Faust's The Herron Arch 1 (2005), the Peirce Geodetic Monument (1987), and Steve Wooldridge's Zephyr (1998). Additional sculptures are located on private property adjacent to IUPUI, including the Indiana Avenue cultural district, Riley Hospital for Children, and the J. F. Miller Foundation. IUPUI also holds a collection of art works located indoors, including Dale Chihuly’s DNA Tower (2003).

Campus

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Public art is distributed throughout the 509-acre (206 ha) IUPUI campus.[1] Sculptures are clustered near the Herron School of Art and Design, the School of Liberal Arts, and the University Library. Several were previously displayed at the White River State Park or the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

The campus is next to the Indiana Avenue cultural district, just west of downtown Indianapolis near the Indianapolis Zoo, the Downtown Canal Walk, and White River State Park.

A large collection of archival photographs of the campus is in the IUPUI Image Collection.[2] Ralph D. Gray's book IUPUI—the Making of an Urban University (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2003) is a comprehensive account of the history of the campus.

Significant works

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James Wille Faust's The Herron Arch 1 in the IUPUI Public Art Collection

In 2009, the IUPUI Public Art Collection added four new sculptures lent by the Indianapolis Museum of Art: Sasson Soffer’s East Gate/West Gate (1973), Will Horwitt’s Spaces with Iron (1972), Shan Zou Zhou’s Portrait of History (1997), and John Francis Torreano’s Mega-Gem (1989).

Works by alumni, studentsn and faculty are also included in the collection. For example, Don Gummer’s Reunion (1992), Casey Eskridge’s Torso Fragment (2005), Eric Nordgulen’s Antenna Man (1998), and Anatomy Vessel (Saplings) (2003–2005). Only two works by women artists are included in the permanent IUPUI Public Art Collection: Judith Shea’s Job (2005) and Jill Viney’s Barrow (2007–2008)

Administration

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Public art on campus is managed by the Curator of Campus Art through the Office of Risk Management at IU Bloomington. Each IU campus has a Campus Art Committee whose members work with the curator. A system-wide “Public Art Policy” was adopted in 1999 to govern work by the Curator of Campus Art and IUPUI Campus Art Committee.[3] The Indiana University Board of Trustees regularly reviews and approves proposals to site public art works on campus.

Documentation

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The Curator of Campus Art maintains a computerized database of public art on campus, including acquisition and loan information and digital photographs. In addition, a Fall 2009 Museum Studies course at IUPUI undertook the project of researching and reporting on the condition of outdoor sculptures on campus.[4] The IUPUI artworks were the first group to be documented through the WikiProject, Wikipedia Saves Public Art.[5]

This effort was influenced by the successful Save Outdoor Sculpture! 1989 campaign organized by Heritage Preservation: The National Institute of Conservation partnered with the Smithsonian Institution, specifically the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Throughout the 1990s, over 7,000 volunteers nationwide cataloged and assessed the condition of over 30,000 publicly accessible statues, monuments, and sculptures installed as outdoor public art across the United States.[6]

List of works

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Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner
Anatomy Vessel (Saplings) Eric Nordgulen 2005 No longer on view Bronze Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapoliss
Antenna Man Eric Nordgulen 2008 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis39°46.256′N 86°10.332′W / 39.770933°N 86.172200°W / 39.770933; -86.172200 (Antenna Man) Aluminum 152 in. Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Herron School of Art and Design
Barrow Jill Viney 2008 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis39°46.286′N 86°10.244′W / 39.771433°N 86.170733°W / 39.771433; -86.170733 (Barrow) Fiberglass and metal meshing 8 ft., 8 ft. diameter Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Broken Walrus I[7] Gary Freeman 1976 No longer on view Mild steel 2 ft. 6 in. x 8 ft. x 2 ft. Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Casey Stengel (sculpture) Rhoda Sherbell 1965 No longer on view Bronze 43 in. Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
DNA Tower Dale Chihuly 2003 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Medical Science Building Glass, steel 20.2 ft.; 4.7 ft. diameter Indiana University School of Medicine
East Gate/West Gate Sasson Soffer 1973 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis 39°46.438′N 86°10.299′W / 39.773967°N 86.171650°W / 39.773967; -86.171650 (East Gate/West Gate) Stainless Steel 24 ft × 30 ft × 40 ft Indianapolis Museum of Art
Entangled Brose Partington 2004 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis 39°46.289′N 86°10.367′W / 39.771483°N 86.172783°W / 39.771483; -86.172783 (Entangled) Steel 9 ft × 2 ft × 8 ft 2 in. Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Herron School of Art and Design
Eve[8] Robert William Davidson 1932 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis 39°46′23.04″N 86°10′29.28″W / 39.7730667°N 86.1748000°W / 39.7730667; -86.1748000 (Eve) Bronze H. 5 ft. x Diam. 18 in. Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Give and Take Michael Smith 2005 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Herron School of Art and Design39°46.296′N 86°10.379′W / 39.771600°N 86.172983°W / 39.771600; -86.172983 (Give and Take) Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
The Herron Arch 1 James Wille Faust 2005 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis 39°46.290′N 86°10.228′W / 39.771500°N 86.170467°W / 39.771500; -86.170467 (The Herron Arch 1) Aluminum 20 ft × 7 ft × 7 ft Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Herron School of Art and Design
Indiana Limestone[9] Adolpho Doddoli 1976 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis 39°46′23″N 86°10′29″W / 39.77306°N 86.17472°W / 39.77306; -86.17472 (Indiana Limestone) Indiana limestone 2 ft. x 3 ft. x 1 ft. 4 in. Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Job Judith Shea 2005 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis 39°46.264′N 86°10.296′W / 39.771067°N 86.171600°W / 39.771067; -86.171600 (Job) Bronze 75 in × 38 in Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Herron School of Art and Design
Luminary Jeff Laramore 2008 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis 39°46.480′N 86°10.543′W / 39.774667°N 86.175717°W / 39.774667; -86.175717 (Luminary) Onyx, cement 4 ft × 5 ft × 41 ft IU School of Medicine
Mega-Gem John Torreano 1989 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis 39°46.373′N 86°10.451′W / 39.772883°N 86.174183°W / 39.772883; -86.174183 (Mega-Gem) Aluminum 86 in × 132 in × 86 in Indianapolis Museum of Art
Mother's Helper Derek Chalfant Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis 39°46.388′N 86°10.468′W / 39.773133°N 86.174467°W / 39.773133; -86.174467 (Mother's Helper) Stainless steel, steel, bronze 16 ft. Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Open Eyes Don Gummer 2011 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Steel, glass 16 ft tall Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute
Peirce Geodetic Monument 1987 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis 39°46.340′N 86°10.433′W / 39.772333°N 86.173883°W / 39.772333; -86.173883 (Peirce Geodetic Monument) Brass, black granite 3 ft. tall, 1.5 ft. diameter Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Portrait of History Shan Zou Zhou, Zhou Brothers 1997 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis 39°46.244′N 86°10.235′W / 39.770733°N 86.170583°W / 39.770733; -86.170583 (Portrait of History) Bronze 8.3 ft × 2.5 ft × 2 ft Indianapolis Museum of Art
Procession of Ants David Bowen 1999 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis 39°46.406′N 86°10.464′W / 39.773433°N 86.174400°W / 39.773433; -86.174400 (Procession of Ants) Steel 3.5 ft. Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Punctuation Spire William Crutchfield 1981 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Wood, steel, aluminum 28h x 4w feet, 6 feet diameter, 3000 lbs. Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Reunion Don Gummer 1992 No longer on view Cast bronze 100 in. Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
The South Tower Don Gummer 1998 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Stainless steel 10 ft × 2 ft × 3 ft Don Gummer
Spaces with Iron Will Horwitt 1972 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis 39°46.381′N 86°10.218′W / 39.773017°N 86.170300°W / 39.773017; -86.170300 (Spaces with Iron) Cast iron, bronze 4 ft 6 in × 7 ft × 5 ft 8.75 in Indianapolis Museum of Art
Spirit Keeper Steve Wooldridge 2007 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis 39°46.915′N 86°9.997′W / 39.781917°N 86.166617°W / 39.781917; -86.166617 (Spirit Keeper) Steel 6.5 ft × 3.2 ft × 3.2 ft Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Temple VI Austin Collins 1996 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis 39°46.366′N 86°10.478′W / 39.772767°N 86.174633°W / 39.772767; -86.174633 (Temple VI) Steel 10.33 ft., 3.67 ft., 2.5 ft. Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Torso Fragment Casey Eskridge 2005 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis 39°46.279′N 86°10.358′W / 39.771317°N 86.172633°W / 39.771317; -86.172633 (Torso Fragment) Aluminum 3.08 x 1.67 x 1.42 ft. Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Herron School of Art and Design
Untitled (Bucket of Rocks) Amber Lewis 2009 No longer on view Mixed media 9 ft × 1.4 ft × 1.4 ft) Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Untitled (Cary Chapman) Cary Chapman 2001 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis 39°46.357′N 86°10.373′W / 39.772617°N 86.172883°W / 39.772617; -86.172883 (Untitled) Steel 192 in × 36 in × 52 in Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Untitled (IUPUI Letters) Two Twelve 2008 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis 39°46.407′N 86°10.546′W / 39.773450°N 86.175767°W / 39.773450; -86.175767 (IUPUI Letters) Stainless steel Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Untitled (L's) David Von Schlegell 1980 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis 39°46.431′N 86°10.456′W / 39.773850°N 86.174267°W / 39.773850; -86.174267 (Untitled (L's)) Stainless Steel & Landscaping 55 ft x 46 ft x 15 ft Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Weather Tower Jerald Jacquard 1985 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis 39°46.416′N 086°11.106′W / 39.773600°N 86.185100°W / 39.773600; -86.185100 (Weather Tower) Steel 20.5 ft × 6 ft × 7 ft Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Wood Fountain Singh Associates 1995 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis 39°46.327′N 86°10.366′W / 39.772117°N 86.172767°W / 39.772117; -86.172767 (Wood Fountain) Stone 100 ft × 100 ft Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Zephyr Steve Wooldridge 1998 Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis 39°46.339′N 86°10.277′W / 39.772317°N 86.171283°W / 39.772317; -86.171283 (Zephyr) Stainless steel 13 ft × 10 ft × 2 ft Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "IU Fact Book". Indiana University. 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
  2. ^ "IUPUI Image Collection". IUPUI University Library. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "IU Public Art Policy". Indiana University. 2009. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
  4. ^ Elizabeth Basile (2009). "On New Beginnings; or How Wikipedia Can Help Us All Care for Public Art". Indianapolis Museum of Art. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
  5. ^ Miller, Mary Helen (April 4, 2010). "Scholars Use Wikipedia to Save Public Art From the Dustbin of History". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
  6. ^ "About SOS!". heritagepreservation.org. 2009. Archived from the original on January 8, 2009. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
  7. ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Untitled (Broken Walrus I)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  8. ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Eve (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  9. ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Untitled (Indiana Limestone)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
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