Job (Shea)

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Job
Artist	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Coordinates	39°46.277′N 86°10.291′W / 39.771283°N 86.171517°W / 39.771283; -86.171517
Owner	Herron School of Art and Design

Job is a

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, the central character of the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible, as well as a prophet in 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.^[1]

Artist

Judith Shea was born in 1948. Her work has been displayed at the Whitney Biennial, and she has pieces at the

References

External links

• Public Art Indianapolis » Project Detail