''Fig Houses'' is a 2010

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by artist India Cruse-Griffin located on the Eskenazi Health campus, near downtown

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, and is part of the

Eskenazi Health Art Collection 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 ...

Description

''Fig Houses'' is a 2010

by artist India Cruse-Griffin, which depicts a row of houses. The work, which measures 13" x 37.25", framed, is made from collaged paper gathered from magazines, upon which Cruse-Griffin then paints, often allowing the underlying magazine paper to show through. While her subjects are often clear and straightforward, this collage technique serves as a reminder of the accumulation of lived experience.

Historical information

Acquisition

''Fig Houses'' was acquired 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

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in 2013. 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. 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. ''Fig Houses'' is credited "in honor of Greg Kelleher, Lisa E. Harris, M.D."

Location

''Fig Houses'' is currently displayed in the Robert & Gina Laikin Surgery Registration & Waiting Room on the third floor of

Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital The Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital is a public hospital located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The hospital is the flagship medical center for Eskenazi Health, founded in 1859 as Indiana's oldest public healthcare system. The hospital is operated by H ...

Artist

Indiana-based artist India Cruse-Griffin received her BS in

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from

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. She has exhibited extensively, including at the

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, the Northern Indiana Arts Association,

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and the National Black Fine Art Show held annually in New York. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Indiana State Museum, the Indiana Governor’s Residence,

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, Richmond Community Schools, the

and Reid Memorial Hospital in Richmond. Cruse-Griffin teaches art at Richmond Senior High School, where she won two Teacher of the Year awards in 2010-2011.

References

External links

India Cruse-Griffin, Artist's WebsiteEskenazi Health Art Installations (video)
{{EskenaziHealthArtCollection Eskenazi Health Art Collection 2010 works