Spending a day at the IU Art Museum

Planning on spending a day at the IU Art Museum? Make sure to check out these works.

SWING LANDSCAPE – STUART DAVIS

When you walk into the western art gallery on the fi rst fl oor, you won’t miss this mural-sized work made for the Works Progress Administration. It has been called the “most important American painting of the 1930s” by art historian William Agee. It was the fi rst painting acquired by the University for the art collection in 1942.

THE IU ART MUSEUM – I.M. PEI

The building itself is a work of art. Designed by I.M. Pei in 1978, the museum features no right angles. For a relaxing study spot, sit in the atrium on a sunny day and watch the triangle shadows move across the fl oors and walls.

BARBER CUTTING A MAN’S HAIR

This terracotta sculpture is only six inches tall, but dates back to 470 B.C. It is rare because it depicts daily life in ancient Greece and still maintains its original paint.

FOUNTAIN – MARCEL DUCHAMP

The IU Art Museum owns a complete set of the 1964 edition of Marcel Duchamp’s “Readymade” Dada pieces. This includes “Fountain,” which is simply a urinal turned on its side.