Melody at Hand

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Melody at Hand
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ArtistIndia Cruse-Griffin
Year2007 (2007)
Dimensions94.6 cm× 125.1 cm(37.25 in× 49.25 in)
Location Eskenazi Health, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Coordinates 39°46′41″N86°11′03″W / 39.7781°N 86.1841°W / 39.7781; -86.1841 Coordinates: 39°46′41″N86°11′03″W / 39.7781°N 86.1841°W / 39.7781; -86.1841
Owner Eskenazi Health

Melody at Hand is a 2007 mixed media collage by artist India Cruse-Griffin located on the Eskenazi Health campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

Mixed media artwork that uses more than one medium

In visual art, mixed media is an artwork in which more than one medium or material has been employed. Assemblages and collages are two common examples of art using different media that will make use of different materials including cloth, paper, wood and found objects.

Collage technique of art production using assemblage of different forms

Collage is a technique of an art production, primarily used in the visual arts, where the artwork is made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole.

Indianapolis State capital and consolidated city-county in the United States

Indianapolis, often shortened to Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to 2017 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion County was 872,680. The "balance" population, which excludes semi-autonomous municipalities in Marion County, was 863,002. It is the 17th most populous city in the U.S. The Indianapolis metropolitan area is the 34th most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S., with 2,028,614 residents. Its combined statistical area ranks 27th, with a population of 2,411,086. Indianapolis covers 368 square miles (950 km2), making it the 16th largest city by land area in the U.S.

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Description

Melody at Hand is a 2007 mixed media collage by artist India Cruse-Griffin, which depicts a woman in a yellow dress playing a guitar, an open book lying nearby. Behind her, a fence separates her from rich green landscape and white houses. The work, which measures 37.25" x 49.25", framed, is made from collaged paper gathered from magazines, upon which Cruse-Griffin then paints, often allowing the underlying magazine paper to show through. [1] [2] While her subjects are often clear and straightforward, this collage technique serves as a reminder of the accumulation of lived experience. [1] [2]

Historical information

Acquisition

Melody at Hand was acquired by Eskenazi Health as part of a re-imagining of the organization's historical art collection and to support "the sense of optimism, vitality and energy" of its new campus in 2013. [3] [4] In response to its nationwide request for proposals, Eskenazi Health received more than 500 submissions from 39 states, which were then narrowed to 54 finalists by an independent jury. [4] Each of the 54 proposals was assigned an area of the new hospital by Eskenazi Health's art committee and publicly displayed in the existing Wishard Hospital and online for public comment; more than 3,000 public comments on the final proposals were collected and analyzed in the final selection. [4] [5] Melody at Hand is credited "in honor of Greg Kelleher, Lisa E. Harris, M.D."

The Eskenazi Health Art Collection consists of a wide variety of artworks composed of fragments from the 1914 City Hospital mural and artwork project, artworks added over time, and newer pieces which include works created for the new Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital and campus in 2013. Other works have been added occasionally; there are also artworks at the clinics throughout Marion County.

Location

Melody at Hand is currently displayed in the Robert & Gina Laikin Surgery Registration & Waiting Room on the third floor of Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital.

Artist

Indiana-based artist India Cruse-Griffin received her BS in Art Education from Ball State University. [1] [2] She has exhibited extensively, including at the Richmond Art Museum, Indiana University East, the Northern Indiana Arts Association, Indiana State Museum and the National Black Fine Art Show held annually in New York. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Indiana State Museum, the Indiana Governor’s Residence, Indiana University, Richmond Community Schools, the Richmond Art Museum and Reid Memorial Hospital in Richmond. Cruse-Griffin teaches art at Richmond Senior High School, where she won two Teacher of the Year awards in 2010-2011. [1] [2]

Ball State University public university in Muncie, Indiana, United States

Ball State University is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers and Indianapolis. On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, industrialists and founders of the Ball Corporation, acquired the foreclosed Indiana Normal Institute for $35,100 and gave the school and surrounding land to the State of Indiana. The Indiana General Assembly accepted the donation in the spring of 1918, with an initial 235 students enrolling at the Indiana State Normal School – Eastern Division on June 17, 1918.

Richmond Art Museum Art Museum in Richmond, Indiana

The Richmond Art Museum was founded in 1898 as the Art Association of Richmond, Indiana. Artist John Elwood Bundy and author and attorney William Dudley Foulke were instrumental in the founding.

Indiana University East

Indiana University East is a public university in Richmond, Indiana. It is a regional campus of Indiana University. Located in the eastern Indiana and western Ohio region, IU East enrolls over 4,000 students across its 60 academic degree programs. IU East is a traditional campus that excels in innovative learning options and a virtual campus with select online degree completion programs. The campus includes five buildings on 174 acres. Established in 1971 by the Indiana University Board of Trustees, IU East offers bachelor's and master's degree programs and certificates in areas of Business and Economics, Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Science & Mathematics, Informatics, General Studies, Nursing and Health Sciences, and Social Work. The university's men's and women's athletics teams are called the Red Wolves.


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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Melody at Hand | Public Art Archive". www.publicartarchive.org. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "INDIA CRUSE-GRIFFIN MIXED MEDIA ARTIST | Wix.com". INDIA CRUSE-GRIFFIN MIXED MEDIA ARTIST. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  3. ↑ Landro, Laura (2014-08-18). "More Hospitals Use the Healing Powers of Public Art". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  4. 1 2 3 "Wishard Announces First Group of Artists Selected for Eskenazi Health Art Program". www.eskenazihealth.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  5. ↑ "Support Wishard's pursuit of the highest art". Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
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