Weather Tower
| Weather Tower | |
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| File:Weather Tower Proper Front1.jpg | |
| Artist | Jerald Jacquard |
| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Steel Height: Template:Ft to m Length: Template:Ft to m Width: Template:Ft to m |
| Location | IUPUI, Template:City-state, United States |
Weather Tower, a public sculpture by American artist Jerald Jacquard, is located on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus, which is near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The sculpture is located off of White River Parkway East Drive near IUPUI campus housing. Jacquard created this 20.5 foot tall painted steel sculpture in 1985. It was acquired by the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1999, where it stood at the front entrance until de-accessioned and moved to IUPUI's campus in 2005.
Sculpture Description
Five elongated cubist forms make up Weather Tower These forms vary in size and shape and are stacked upon each other to create this twenty-foot tall sculpture. The entire form is painted in a deep purple color. The structure is attached to a six-foot square concrete base by four large bolts directly attached to the piece, as well as one support arm that is attached to the proper back of the sculpture and attached to the base by four bolts as well. When viewing the sculpture, the placement of shapes alters the look of the piece depending on where the viewer is standing. The sculpture is signed on the proper back just above the support arm.
Sculpture Information
While owned by the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the sculpture was a part of the Rita and John Grunwald Collection. The work was given and estimated value of $25,000 by the IMA. [1]
Artist
Jerald Jacquard, was born in 1937 in Lansing, Michigan. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1960 and a Master of Arts in 1962, both from Michigan State University.
In Linda Finkelstein's article, Sculptor Jerald Jacquard's Work Celebrated at the IMA, she refers to Jacquard as a "pioneer in reviving interest in large scale sculpture for outdoors."[2]
When Jacquard works, he begins by developing these sculptures from detailed scale models or maquettes.
Monumental means monuments. I don't make monuments. I make big sculpture.
Jerald Jacquard, December 1992[3]
Jacquard is Professor Emeritus of Sculpture at the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts at Indiana University. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship for monumental sculpture and a Fullbright Scholarship to study bronze casting in Florence, Italy. [4]
Location History
Prior to coming to the campus of IUPUI, Weather Tower was located near the front entrance of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at 4000 Michigan Road, Indianapolis, Indiana. Now residing on the IUPUI campus, the sculpture is located on the east side of White River Parkway East Drive between Hine Street and Vermont Street on the property of IUPUI campus housing. Since it's installation on the campus, the sculpture has not been moved. The sculpture is visible on Google Street View.
Condition
The overall condition of Weather Tower is moderate to poor.
Minor condition issues:
- Some chipping in the paint.
Major condition issues:
- The exterior facets of the sculpture are rusting in multiple places.
- The joints of the sculpture are rusting in multiple places.
- The bolts attaching the sculpture to the concrete base are rusting.
- The rust from the sculpture has run off onto the base and stained the concrete.
- There is evidence of steel corrosion in many places.
Gallery
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Proper front view
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Proper right view
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Proper back view
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Proper left view
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Detail - Signature
References
- ^ Indianapolis Museum of Art. ""Weather Tower"". Explore Art: IMA Collections. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
- ^ Indianapolis Museum of Art. ""Jerald Jacquard"". Explore Libraries/Resources: IMA Collections. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Nan Hoffman (1992). ""Jacquard's Art: Call It Big"". Indianapolis News.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Ball State University Museum of Art. ""Jerald Jacquard's Creative Process: Sculpture Projects"". Retrieved November 1, 2009.
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External Links
Flickr:IUPUI Collections Care and Management [1]
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