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{{Short description|University art collection}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2012}}
[[Image:MegaGemFront(South).JPG|thumb|[[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 [[IUPUI|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 (sculpture)|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 ==
Public art is distributed throughout the {{Convert|509|acre|adj=on}} IUPUI campus.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iu.edu/~upira/reports/standard/factbook/index.shtml  |title=IU Fact Book |year= 2008 |publisher=Indiana University |access-date=December 18, 2009 }}</ref> Sculptures are clustered near the [[Herron School of Art|Herron School of Art and Design]], the School of Liberal Arts, and the [[IUPUI University Library|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IUPUI Image Collection |url=https://ulib.iupui.edu/digitalcollections/uarchives/ua024 |access-date=November 22, 2023 |website=IUPUI University Library}}</ref> 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 ==
[[File:The Herron Arch 1 Proper Left.JPG|thumb| 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 Torreano|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 (sculpture)|Reunion]]'' (1992), Casey Eskridge’s ''[[Torso Fragment]]'' (2005), Eric Nordgulen’s ''[[Antenna Man (sculpture)|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 (sculpture)|Job]]'' (2005) and Jill Viney’s ''[[Barrow (sculpture)|Barrow]]'' (2007–2008)
== Administration ==
Public art on campus is managed by the Curator of Campus Art through the Office of Risk Management at [[Indiana University (Bloomington)|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiana.edu/~vpcpf/art.html  |title=IU Public Art Policy |year= 2009 |publisher=Indiana University |access-date=December 18, 2009 }}</ref> The Indiana University Board of Trustees regularly reviews and approves proposals to site public art works on campus.
== Documentation ==
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2009/12/10/on-new-beginnings-or-how-wikipedia-can-help-us-all-care-for-public-art/  |title=On New Beginnings; or How Wikipedia Can Help Us All Care for Public Art |author= Elizabeth Basile |year= 2009 |publisher=Indianapolis Museum of Art |access-date=December 18, 2009 }}</ref> The IUPUI artworks were the first group to be documented through the WikiProject, Wikipedia Saves Public Art.<ref>{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Mary Helen|title=Scholars Use Wikipedia to Save Public Art From the Dustbin of History|url=http://chronicle.com/article/Scholars-Use-Wikipedia-to-Save/64929/|access-date=December 16, 2010|newspaper=The Chronicle of Higher Education|date=April 4, 2010}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heritagepreservation.org/Programs/Sos/aboutsos.htm |title=About SOS! |year=2009 |publisher=heritagepreservation.org |access-date=December 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108041805/http://www.heritagepreservation.org/Programs/SOS/aboutsos.htm |archive-date=January 8, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
==List of works==
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{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Title
! Artist
! Year
! Location/GPS Coordinates
! Material
! Dimensions
! Owner
|-
| [[Anatomy Vessel (Saplings)]]
| [[Eric Nordgulen]]
| 2005
| No longer on view
| [[Bronze]]
|
| [[Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis]]s
|-
| [[Antenna Man (sculpture)|Antenna Man]]
| [[Eric Nordgulen]]
| 2008
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis{{coord|39|46.256|N|86|10.332|W|region:US|name=Antenna Man}}
| [[Aluminum]]
| 152 in.
| [[Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis]], [[Herron School of Art and Design]]
|-
| [[Barrow (Viney)|Barrow]]
| [[Jill Viney]]
| 2008
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis{{coord|39|46.286|N|86|10.244|W|region:US|name=Barrow}}
| [[Fiberglass]] and metal meshing
| 8&nbsp;ft., 8&nbsp;ft. diameter
| [[Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis]]
|-
| [[Broken Walrus I]]<ref name="walrusI">{{cite web | author=Save Outdoor Sculptures! | year=1993 | title=Untitled (Broken Walrus I)  | work=SOS! | publisher=Smithsonian | url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!334161~!0#focus | accessdate=June 3, 2010}}</ref>
| [[Gary Freeman (sculptor)|Gary Freeman]]
| 1976
| No longer on view
| [[Mild steel]]
|  2&nbsp;ft. 6 in. x 8&nbsp;ft. x 2&nbsp;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&nbsp;ft.; 4.7&nbsp;ft. diameter
| [[Indiana University School of Medicine]]
|-
| [[East Gate/West Gate]]
| [[Sasson Soffer]]
| 1973
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis {{coord|39|46.438|N|86|10.299|W|region:US|name=East Gate/West Gate}}
| [[Stainless Steel]]
| 24&nbsp;ft × 30&nbsp;ft × 40&nbsp;ft
| [[Indianapolis Museum of Art]]
|-
| [[Entangled (Partington)|Entangled]]
| [[Brose Partington]]
| 2004
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis {{coord|39|46.289|N|86|10.367|W|region:US|name=Entangled}}
| [[Steel]]
| 9&nbsp;ft × 2&nbsp;ft × 8&nbsp;ft 2 in.
| [[Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis]], [[Herron School of Art and Design]]
|-
| [[Eve (sculpture)|Eve]]<ref name="Eve">{{cite web | author=Save Outdoor Sculptures! | year=1993 | title=Eve (sculpture)  | work=SOS! | publisher=Smithsonian | url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!329987~!0#focus | accessdate=June 3, 2010}}</ref>
| [[Robert William Davidson]]
| 1932
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis {{coord|39|46|23.04|N|86|10|29.28|W|region:US|name=Eve}}
| [[Bronze]]
| H. 5&nbsp;ft. x Diam. 18 in.
| [[Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis]]
|-
| [[Give and Take (sculpture)|Give and Take]]
| [[Michael Smith (sculptor)|Michael Smith]]
| 2005
| [[Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis]], [[Herron School of Art and Design]]{{coord|39|46.296|N|86|10.379|W|region:US|name=Give and Take}}
|
|
| [[Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis]]
|-
| [[The Herron Arch 1]]
| [[James Wille Faust]]
| 2005
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis {{coord|39|46.290|N|86|10.228|W|region:US|name=The Herron Arch 1}}
| [[Aluminum]]
| 20&nbsp;ft × 7&nbsp;ft × 7&nbsp;ft
| [[Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis]], [[Herron School of Art and Design]]
|-
| [[Indiana Limestone (sculpture)|Indiana Limestone]]<ref name="Limestone">{{cite web | author=Save Outdoor Sculptures! | year=1993 | title=Untitled (Indiana Limestone) | work=SOS! | publisher=Smithsonian | url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!332924~!0#focus | accessdate=June 3, 2010}}</ref>
| [[Adolpho Doddoli]]
| 1976
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis {{coord|39|46|23|N|86|10|29|W|region:US|name=Indiana Limestone}}
| Indiana [[limestone]]
| 2&nbsp;ft. x 3&nbsp;ft. x 1&nbsp;ft. 4 in.
| [[Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis]]
|-
| [[Job (Shea)|Job]]
| [[Judith Shea]]
| 2005
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis {{coord|39|46.264|N|86|10.296|W|region:US|name=Job}}
| [[Bronze]]
| 75 in × 38 in
| [[Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis]], [[Herron School of Art and Design]]
|-
| [[Luminary (Laramore)|Luminary]]
| [[Jeff Laramore]]
| 2008
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis {{coord|39|46.480|N|86|10.543|W|region:US|name=Luminary}}
| [[Onyx]], [[cement]]
| 4&nbsp;ft × 5&nbsp;ft × 41&nbsp;ft
| IU School of Medicine
|-
| [[Mega-Gem]]
| [[John Torreano]]
| 1989
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis {{coord|39|46.373|N|86|10.451|W|region:US|name=Mega-Gem}}
| [[Aluminum]]
| 86 in × 132 in × 86 in
| [[Indianapolis Museum of Art]]
|-
| [[Mother's Helper (sculpture)|Mother's Helper]]
| [[Derek Chalfant]]
|
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis {{coord|39|46.388|N|86|10.468|W|region:US|name=Mother's Helper}}
| [[Stainless steel]], [[steel]], [[bronze]]
| 16&nbsp;ft.
| [[Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis]]
|-
| [[Open Eyes]]
| [[Don Gummer]]
| 2011
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis,
| [[Steel]], [[glass]]
| 16&nbsp;ft tall
| [[Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute]]
|-
| [[Peirce Geodetic Monument]]
|
| 1987
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis {{coord|39|46.340|N|86|10.433|W|region:US|name=Peirce Geodetic Monument}}
| [[Brass]], black [[granite]]
| 3&nbsp;ft. tall, 1.5&nbsp;ft. diameter
| [[Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis]]
|-
| [[Portrait of History]]
| [[Shan Zou Zhou]], [[Zhou Brothers]]
| 1997
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis {{coord|39|46.244|N|86|10.235|W|region:US|name=Portrait of History}}
| [[Bronze]]
| 8.3&nbsp;ft × 2.5&nbsp;ft × 2&nbsp;ft
| [[Indianapolis Museum of Art]]
|-
| [[Procession of Ants (sculpture)|Procession of Ants]]
| [[David Bowen (artist)|David Bowen]]
| 1999
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis {{coord|39|46.406|N|86|10.464|W|region:US|name=Procession of Ants}}
| [[Steel]]
| 3.5&nbsp;ft.
| [[Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis]]
|-
| [[Punctuation Spire (Crutchfield)|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 (Gummer)|Reunion]]
| [[Don Gummer]]
| 1992
| No longer on view
| Cast [[bronze]]
| 100 in.
|[[Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis]]
|-
| [[The South Tower (sculpture)|The South Tower]]
| [[Don Gummer]]
| 1998
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
| [[Stainless steel]]
| 10&nbsp;ft × 2&nbsp;ft × 3&nbsp;ft
| [[Don Gummer]]
|-
| [[Spaces with Iron]]
| [[Will Horwitt]]
| 1972
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis {{coord|39|46.381|N|86|10.218|W|region:US|name=Spaces with Iron}}
| Cast [[iron]], [[bronze]]
| 4&nbsp;ft 6 in × 7&nbsp;ft × 5&nbsp;ft 8.75 in
| [[Indianapolis Museum of Art]]
|-
| [[Spirit Keeper]]
| [[Steve Wooldridge]]
| 2007
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis {{coord|39|46.915|N|86|9.997|W|region:US|name=Spirit Keeper}}
| [[Steel]]
| 6.5&nbsp;ft × 3.2&nbsp;ft × 3.2&nbsp;ft
| [[Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis]]
|-
| [[Temple VI]]
| Austin Collins
| 1996
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis {{coord|39|46.366|N|86|10.478|W|region:US|name=Temple VI}}
| [[Steel]]
| 10.33&nbsp;ft., 3.67&nbsp;ft., 2.5&nbsp;ft.
| [[Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis]]
|-
| [[Torso Fragment]]
| [[Casey Eskridge]]
| 2005
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis {{coord|39|46.279|N|86|10.358|W|region:US|name=Torso Fragment}}
| [[Aluminum]]
| 3.08 x 1.67 x 1.42&nbsp;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&nbsp;ft × 1.4&nbsp;ft × 1.4&nbsp;ft)
| [[Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis]]
|-
| Untitled (Cary Chapman)
| [[Cary Chapman]]
| 2001
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis {{coord|39|46.357|N|86|10.373|W|region:US|name=Untitled}}
| [[Steel]]
| 192 in × 36 in × 52 in
| [[Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis]]
|-
| [[Untitled (IUPUI Letters)]]
| [[Two Twelve]]
| 2008
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis {{coord|39|46.407|N|86|10.546|W|region:US|name=IUPUI Letters}}
| [[Stainless steel]]
|
| [[Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis]]
|-
| [[Untitled (L's)]]
| [[David Von Schlegell]]
| 1980
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis {{coord|39|46.431|N|86|10.456|W|region:US|name=Untitled (L's)}}
| [[Stainless Steel]] & [[Landscaping]]
| 55&nbsp;ft x 46&nbsp;ft x 15&nbsp;ft
| [[Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis]]
|-
| [[Weather Tower]]
| [[Jerald Jacquard]]
| 1985
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis {{coord|39|46.416|N|086|11.106|W|region:US|name=Weather Tower}}
| [[Steel]]
| 20.5&nbsp;ft × 6&nbsp;ft × 7&nbsp;ft
| [[Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis]]
|-
| [[Wood Fountain]]
| [[Singh Associates]]
| 1995
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis {{coord|39|46.327|N|86|10.366|W|region:US|name=Wood Fountain}}
| [[Stone]]
| 100&nbsp;ft × 100&nbsp;ft
| [[Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis]]
|-
| [[Zephyr (Wooldridge)|Zephyr]]
| [[Steve Wooldridge]]
| 1998
| Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis {{coord|39|46.339|N|86|10.277|W|region:US|name=Zephyr}}
| [[Stainless steel]]
| 13&nbsp;ft × 10&nbsp;ft × 2&nbsp;ft
| [[Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis]]
|-
|}
==See also==
*[[Indiana Statehouse Public Art Collection]]
*[[Eskenazi Health Art Collection]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://iupuipublicart.org/ IUPUI Public Art]
*[https://www.flickr.com/groups/1177964@N25/pool/ IUPUI Public Art Collection Group Flickr Pool]
*[https://archives.iupui.edu/bitstream/handle/2450/3978/PublicArtCollectionMini.pdf?sequence=1 ''Wikipedia Saves Public Art 2009: A Survey of IUPUI Public Art''].
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