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The Indiana Statehouse public art collection
The Fall 2010 IUPUI Collections Care and Management course will be creating Wikipedia articles for the public art collection in and surrounding the Indiana Statehouse. This project will use the resources developed by WikiProject Public art to research, document, and publish articles about these artworks. Please use this page as a starting point for collaboration around the project.

Class over, project finished!

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21 students in the course completed a survey of 42 individual artworks at the Statehouse that resulted in 37 Wikipedia articles. For a summary of the results of the project see User:RichardMcCoy's article "New Systems for Documenting Public Art" on User:Witty lama's blog.

Project recognized by the State of Indiana!

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Representative Saunders presents the Concurrent Resolution to Richard McCoy and his students

Text from the January 31 edition of the Signpost

"State legislature recognizes public art project: This week, work done by Wikipedian RichardMcCoy from the WikiProject Public art and his fall 2010 course at IUPUI to document the artwork in and around the Indiana Statehouse will be honored by the Indiana Senate and House of Representatives, who have issued a Concurrent Resolution (sponsored by Senator Jim Merritt and Representative Tom Saunders) to recognize the "valuable work being done by Richard McCoy and the students enrolled in the IUPUI Museum Studies Collections Care and Management course." See also McCoy's description of the project on Witty lama's blog, and coverage in the upcoming Signpost issue."

Overview of the collection

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Main article: Indiana Statehouse Public Art Collection

List of artworks in the collection

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Main article: List of public art at the Indiana Statehouse
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Indiana Statehouse

2010 IUPUI Museum Studies Collections Care & Management project

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Although the class is finished, you are invited to continue researching this collection and working on this project.

Thanks to all for making this project such a success! --RichardMcCoy (talk) 15:58, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Information and resources can be posted on this page. Feel free to edit anything except the Assignments section.
Discussions and questions can be posted on the Project Talk Page.

Assignments

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Go to the Assignments Page for a complete list.
Check the List of leadership roles and associated due dates.

Project guidelines

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  • Flickr Guidelines: You must read our project's Flickr guidelines before uploading your images to Flickr. Please note the important and time-saving procedures regarding tagging, and be sure to add your images to the group pool.

"The Pillars" Subpages

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Follow the links below to find helpful information about the Five Pillars and other Wikipedia policies. This information will be contained on either the Discussion or Project tabs of each page, and is crucial to producing an article worthy of Wikipedia.

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  • Important: Click on the links that you create in your articles to make sure that they work! WikiMarkup and Link Help give examples for creating both external and internal links, but you can also open any page in edit mode to see how it's been accomplished.

Indiana Statehouse and Statehouse art resources

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Wikipedia Help

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  • Project Talk Page: Post any questions, concerns or suggestions about this project on our project's talk page. Be sure to check this page often and help each other.
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Project Bibliography

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This is a section for broad resources that can be used in the project. Go to Wikipedia:WikiProject Public art/IndianaStatehouse/References if you are looking for information on creating references. If you have information to share regarding what you found out at your contact site go to the Project Resources heading of Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Public art/IndianaStatehouse.

As you find resources that will be useful to many people on this project, please place them here with all necessary bibliographical information. Also provide a quick description of what might be found there. I will clean up the style and add any more information as the list is built. Emtrix (talk) 04:11, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Provides a Public Art Locator with specific information about a work of art. Also has further Resources to explore.
  • Art guide to Indiana: A Bulletin of the Extension Division at Indiana University. (1931). Bloomington, IN: Indiana University.
At main branch of IMCPL in the "Indiana - Art- 1900-1939" folder in the "Indiana - Architects F-H" drawer in the 4th floor vertical files. The index has lists of Indiana artists. This is a good sources for birth and death dates and other works. It's only worth a visit if you are already at the library, don't make a special trip.
  • Boswell, J.P. (1929). History makers and public memorials. Indiana History Bulletin: 4(1). Indianapolis: Bureau of the Indiana Lirary and History Department.
In the "Monuments - Indiana" folder at the IMA. Don't make a special trip just for this book, but if you are there, it is worth taking a look. The librarian is keeping this folder out for our class.
  • Burnett, M. (1921). Art and artists of Indiana. New York: The New Century Co. Google Books.
Book includes illustrations of artists and sculptures and will likely be available in libraries; definitely available at IMA. Google Book link provides written information, but limited in illustrations provided. Please note that it was published in 1921. Do not make a special trip to look for photos/illustrations in hard copy - don't believe any Statehouse artwork/artists are pictured.
  • Falk, P.H. (1999) Who was who in American art: 1564-1975. USA:Sound View Press.
Definitely available at IMA library, possibly at IMCPL. Good for a quick record of artist dates, works, locations, etc.
The First One Hundred Years section specifically mentions art, but there may be more information throughout the document.
We all have the paper copies that Jennifer gave us, but here is an on-line source that can be cited.
For citeable information on any governors honored in Statehouse art.
  • Robert M. Taylor [et al.] (1989). Indiana, A New Historical Guide. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society.
  • "Suggestions From Art Advisory Committee," Meeting. (July 23, 1958).
Notes from the meeting. Topics covered: Suggestions for use of available space, General remarks on themes and type of art, selection of artists, Budget, and Needs of art committee.
Hard copy located at Indianapolis Museum of Art, Stout Reference Library.
  • "Statehouse Art Rule Changes Proposed." Indianapolis Star, February 28, 1968.
Lists 6 guidelines which changed the arrangement of various artwork in the interior of the Statehouse. Might be interesting to include in all articles for Statehouse artworks but particularly affected the Willard and Bolton plaques. Hard copy available at Indianapolis Museum of Art, Stout Reference Library and at IMCPL main branch, 4th floor verticle files in the "Indianapolis-State Capitol (Statehouse)" folder.
Searchable database for all sculptures catalogued. Can search by date, location, type of work, name, etc.
Includes a survey of essays on Indiana artist of past and present. If you find a particular essay that is helpful to all, please list it here:

Members

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