Morning on the White River

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Morning on the White River
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ArtistMason Archie
Year2013 (2013)
Dimensions97.2 cm× 156 cm(38.25 in× 61.5 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
Owner Eskenazi Health

Morning on the White River is a 2013 painted landscape diptych by Mason Archie of the White River in Indianapolis, Indiana. The paintings are located on the Eskenazi Health campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and are part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

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Description

Morning on the White River is a 2013 oil on linen canvas landscape diptych by artist Mason Archie, which depicts a view of the White River from a location approximately ¼ mile from Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital. [1] Archie selected this specific location along the river to paint when he encountered human traces left behind there. [1] Makeshift fishing props and a worn path serve as evidence of the frequency with which local residents visit, and these details can be seen within the paintings: [1] Each of the two paintings measure 38.25" x 61.5", framed.

Historical information

Acquisition

Morning on the White River was commissioned 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. [2] [3] 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. [3] 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. [3] [4] Morning on the White River is credited as "Dedicated with gratitude by Kathi and Bob Postlethwait.”

Location

Morning on the White River is located in the 6th Floor Robert & Gina Laikin Intensive Care Waiting Room of the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital.

Artist

A self-taught artist born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, Mason Archie began his career as a commercial sign painter with Lamar Outdoor Advertising. [5] [6] In 2005, he decided to pursue fine art painting in the style of traditional realism full-time, and has exhibited and sold his paintings nationally ever since. [1] [5] Archie is a member of the Oil Painters of America, the Hoosier Salon Patrons Association, the Portrait Society of America, the International Guild of Realism and the African American Visual Artist Guild. He received the Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship from the Arts Council of Indianapolis and Lilly Endowment in 2007. [1] [6]

See also

Related Research Articles

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.

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<i>Blues</i> (print)

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<i>Sew Low</i>

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<i>Calm Waters</i>

Calm Waters is a 2013 large glass and paint installation by artist Katherine Bradford. It is located on the Eskenazi Health campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

Fig Houses is a 2010 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.

<i>Friends</i> (collage)

Friends is a 2011 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.

<i>Melody at Hand</i>

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.

<i>Sunday Morning</i> (collage)

Sunday Morning is a 2013 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.

<i>Two Moons</i> (collage)

Two Moons is a 2010 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.

<i>May/September</i> Art installation

May/September is a 2014 site-specific, permanent art installation created by artist Rob Ley, which is located on the south exterior wall of the Parking Garage on the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

<i>Crossroads</i> (mural)

Crossroads is a 2013 mural that consists of two acrylic on canvas paintings by the artist Ismael Muhammud Nieves. It is located within the Eskenazi Outpatient Care Center on the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

<i>Temporal Synapse</i>

Temporal Synapse is a 2013 six-part permanent, reactive art installation created by Project One located inside Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

<i>The Arrival</i> (installation)

The Arrival is a 2013 installation, which consists of two paintings and a glass wall, by artist Casey Roberts and is located within the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

<i>Balance</i> (installation)

Balance is a 2013 glazed ceramic installation by Tim Ryan, which consists of two panels on adjacent walls, each of which features triangular tiles that surround a channel containing white-glazed "eggs," that is located within the Eskenazi Health Outpatient Care Center on the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

<i>Synchronicity of Color</i>

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<i>Untitled 77</i> (print)

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<i>Untitled 78</i> (print)

Untitled #78 is a digital inkjet print by artist Artur Silva located in the Eskenazi Health Outpatient Care Center on the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

<i>Cloud Busting</i> (installation) 2013 art installation

Cloud Busting is a 2013 ceramic installation by Malcolm Mobutu Smith, which consists of eight tiles made by hand and individually mounted to a wall painted with a swirling, playful pattern, located within the Eskenazi Health Outpatient Care Center on the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

<i>Four Seasons</i> (murals) Series of murals by T.C. Steele

Four Seasons is a series of four murals - Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter - painted in 1914 by Indiana artist T.C. Steele, which feature the landscape of Brown County, Indiana. The paintings are located on the Eskenazi Health campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and are part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection.

References

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