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Hey I'm Chrissy and I'm a Museum Studies Graduate Student at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. I just graduated from Spring Hill College with my degree in Studio Art and History.

I am really interested in everything Italian, esp. art. I am fascinated by Caravaggio and all things about Rome, Italy. I enjoy studying Renaissance and Reformation history and World War II history. I also am interested in sports, especially swimming (sport), college football (esp. Ohio State University), and the Cleveland Cavaliers (esp. Lebron James!)

I am directly involved in this project: WikiProject Wikipedia Saves Public Art! This is a project for a Collections Care and Management class to document outdoor sculpture/ public art specifically on IUPUI's campus and let it loose in the public domain (after careful organizing and research, of course)!

=Spaces with Iron=

Spaces with Iron is a public sculpture by American artist Will Horwitt on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is located on the corner of Blackford Street and Vermont Street on the southeast lawn of the Science Building. This piece was placed on campus in late January 2009 along with three other outdoor sculptures on long term loan from the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

The sculpture was created in 1972 and is made of cast iron and bronze. It measures 54 inches high, 84 inches wide, and 68 3/4 inches long. .

Sculpture Description
Spaces with Iron consists of two four-inch thick hollow rectangular pieces. One rectangle is composed of bronze and the other cast iron. The sculpture sits on a cylindrical shaped concrete base. The cast iron rectangular piece is taller than the bronze piece. The bronze piece, however, is wider than the cast iron piece. The bronze piece is placed in front of the cast iron piece on the base. A bronze board-like piece rests on the bottom of both rectangular pieces. A bronze rectangular prism is placed on top of each rectangular piece on the proper left side of the sculpture. Both of these prisms hang off the side of the rectangular pieces. Spaces with Iron "draws attention to the negative spaces created by the sculpture's openings as well as the environment in which it resides."

Artist
Will Horwitt was born in New York CIty in 1934, but spent his adolescence in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. From 1952 to 1954, he studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1965, he received the Guggenheim Fellowship for creative sculpture. Three years later, he was awarded the Tiffany Purchase Grant. . New York Times art critic, Art Canaday, commends Horwitt because he "is a most gratifying workman. . .The simplified subtly warped forms in expressive balances are consistently mindful of Brancusi, but that is a good point of departure. Mr. Horwitt comes through as one of the strongest young sculptures around." .

Horwitt's works are included in many private and public collections, including those of Nelson Rockefeller, Vera and Albert List, and Helen and Robert Benjamin. . His sculptures are also featured in the Yale University Art Gallery, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Wadsworth Athenaeum, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Neuberger Museum of Art, the Empire State Collection, and now IUPUI.

Will Horwitt's works are strongly rooted in geometric forms. His minimalist pieces have been favorably viewed by many critics throughout his career. Horwitt "reflects [on] the dominance of a certain preoccupation with the language of the space and lines that express the evocative forms of both his drawings and sculptures." According to Al Brunelle, writer for Art in America, Horwitt's pieces are, "expressive. . . they transmit a feeling that is vital and concrete like everyday life experience." His last exhibition was at the Vanderwoude Tananbaum Gallery in New York City. . He died of lymphoma in 1985 in New York City. He was fifty one years old at the time of his death.

Location History
Spaces with Iron is located on the corner of Blackford Street and Vermont Street on the southeast lawn of the Science Building on the campus of IUPUI.

Spaces with Iron is one of four pieces on long term loan to IUPUI from the Indianapolis Museum of Art. This piece was placed on campus in late January 2009 along with three other outdoor sculptures on loan from the Indianapolis Museum of Art .The other pieces include Portrait of History, Mega-Gem, and East Gate/West Gate. All pieces except East Gate/West Gate were transported to IUPUI in January 2009. Due to its size, East Gate/ West Gate was flown by helicopter to campus in March 2009. The IMA accession number for the Spaces with Iron is 81.220, meaning it was the 220th piece acquired in 1981. It was acquired through the Helen Benjamin Fund.

These four pieces are to become a part of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail which, "connects neighborhoods, entertainment facilities and the city's five cultural districts," which includes Indiana Avenue, Massachusetts Avenue, Indianapolis, Fountain Square, Indianapolis, the Wholesale District, Indianapolis, and White River State Park. The Cultural Trail, set to be completed by 2011, will be a bike and pedestrian path in downtown Indianapolis that will connect to Broad Ripple Village, Indianapolis through the Monon Trail.

Condition
Spaces with Iron is in good condition. Overall, it is structurally sound. The entire surface has experienced some weathering; water stains cover the surface. There are small abrasions on the proper right side of the cast iron rectangular piece along with some slight pitting and discoloration. The rust on this piece is most concentrated on the bottom side and in the interior corner surfaces. Some natural debris has collected underneath the plank-like piece, between the sculpture and its base.

Documentation
Documentation of this work was completed for a Museum Studies course focusing on Collections Care and Management at IUPUI. This documentation was also conducted for the larger project WikiProject Wikipedia Saves Public Art!. The class project is attempting to give significant attention to and establishing valuable resources and information on the sculptures on IUPUI's campus. The undertaking is based on the Smithsonian Institution's Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) project that was spearheaded by thousands of volunteers to document and assess condition of outdoor sculpture around the country in the 1990s. The chart below displays all the sculptures on IUPUI's campus that now have Wikipedia articles because of WikiProject Wikipedia Saves Public Art!.

Sculpture Description
Unknown (Tall Metal) consists of many shapes based on both geometric and abstract forms. Untitled (Tall Metal) consists of 2 arched "half cylinder" pieces. Attached to each arch are two C-shaped pieces. The C-shaped pieces are then attached to a semi circular piece. Above the semicircular piece is an abstract form. The abstract form resembles a hollow "C" shape with an arm attached to its center.

Condition
As of November 24th, 2009 Untitled (Tall Metal) is in poor condition. It is structurally stable. The entire sculpture is covered in rust, and the rust appears as streaks on some areas of the sculpture, most noticeable on the semicircular piece. Some of the rust has washed onto the surrounding sidewalk. Slight pitting covers the sculpture. Pitting can occur in many alloys, but stainless steal is particularly susceptible. Scratches appear on the front and back sides of both "half cylinder" arches. A creme colored residue also appears on the front side of the semicircular piece. White marks appear on parts of the abstract form, most noticeable on the top-most part of the form. Dirt, dust, and cobwebs cover the sculpture, but are most concentrated underneath the C-shaped forms and on the arches. A paper wasp nest appears on the back proper left side of the sculpture.

Documentation
Documentation of this work was completed for a Museum Studies course focusing on Collections Care and Management at IUPUI. This documentation was also conducted for the larger project WikiProject Wikipedia Saves Public Art!. The class project is attempting to give significant attention to and establishing valuable resources and information on the sculptures on IUPUI's campus. The undertaking is based on the Smithsonian Institution's Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) project that was spearheaded by thousands of volunteers to document and assess condition of outdoor sculpture around the country in the 1990s. The chart below displays all the sculptures on IUPUI's campus that now have Wikipedia articles because of WikiProject Wikipedia Saves Public Art!.