''Job'' is a bronze sculpture, created by American artist
Judith Shea
Judith Shea is an American sculptor and artist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1948. She received a degree in fashion design at Parsons School of Design in 1969 and a BFA in 1975. This dual education formed the basis for her figure based ...
. It is located on the
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
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(IUPUI) campus in
Indianapolis, Indiana
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. The piece was created in 2005 and placed on loan at
Herron School of Art and Design
Herron School of Art and Design, officially IU Herron School of Art and Design, is a public art school at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is a professional art school and has been accredite ...
for the school's first Public Sculpture Invitational, held between May 2005 and August 2006. In 2008, Herron acquired ''Job'', with financial support from Jane Fortune, Dr. Robert Hesse, William Fortune Jr., and Joseph Blakley.
Description
''Job'' is a single standing bronze figure placed at the Allen Whitehill Clowes Pavilion main entrance of Herron School of Art and Design, near New York Street. ''Job'' portrays a bald man looking upward while wearing a long open overcoat. The figure is shirtless with his palms facing outward. The figure likely represents the biblical character
Job
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Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach" '' Islam. The sculpture measures 75” X 38” X 30”.
Acquisition
In 2007 ''Job'' was removed from the grounds of Herron School of Art & Design, since it had only been on temporary loan. However, by 2008 sufficient financial donations had been obtained (from Jane Fortune, Dr. Robert Hesse, William Fortune Jr. and Joseph Blakley), to permanently obtain the piece, and it was re-installed at Herron.
Artist
Judith Shea was born in 1948. Her work has been displayed at the Whitney Biennial, and she has pieces at the
Whitney Museum of American Art
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,
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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National Gallery
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. She has received several awards, including the Rome Prize Fellowship, the Saint-Gaudens Fellowship, and two NEA fellowships for Sculpture.http://info.iupui.edu/news/page/normal/3597.html