Monumentalment IV, is a public sculpture by American

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 artist Gary Freeman

Gary Freeman (sculptor)

Gary Freeman , is an American sculptor from Indianapolis, Indiana. He is Professor Emeritus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and served as head of the Herron School of Art Sculpture Department for 33 years, from 1968 until his retirement in 2001.Freeman was born in Wellington,...

, located on the grounds of the Indianapolis Art Center

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, in Indianapolis

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, Indiana

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, United States

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. The sculpture was surveyed in 1992 by the Smithsonian's

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 Save Outdoor Sculpture!

Save Outdoor Sculpture!

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 program.

Description

The sculpture, painted red-orange metal, thrusts upward from a rectangular concrete base. The work is made of irregularly shaped triangles and rectangles bolted to the base with curved tubes (42 x 114 x 34 in.).

A plaque underneath the artwork is inscribed:

GARY FREEMAN

MONUMENTALMENT IV

1981

Acquisition

In 1979 the Indianapolis Art League (currently the Indianapolis Art Center), commissioned Freeman to construct Monumentalment IV using both public and private funds. The piece was completed in 1981 and installed in front of the building. The artwork currently sits on the west lawn of the Indianapolis Arts Center grounds.

ARTSPARK

This sculpture is is one of 27 artworks in the IAC's ARTSPARK which, "brings art, artists and the community together through interactive sculptures in an open–air setting."

Condition

The sculpture was surveyed in November of 1992 by the Save Outdoor Sculpture! program and was described needing treatment.

See also

• Broken Walrus I
  Broken Walrus I
  Broken Walrus I, a public sculpture by American sculptor Gary Freeman , was located on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus, which is near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The sculpture was located North of Lecture Hall from 1975 until about 2004 when it was removed due to...
  
  , another artwork by Gary Freeman
• Broken Walrus II
  Broken Walrus II
  Broken Walrus II, is a public sculpture by American artist Gary Freeman, created in 1976 and located at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, which is near Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It is made of mild steel and is approximately 84 x 84 x 276 inches...
  
  by Freeman.