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Eskenazi Hall was originally built in 1970 and was known simply as the Law School Building. Eskenazi Hall formerly housed the IUPUI School of Law before the Herron School of Art and Design. The School of Law moved from the historic Maennerchor Building to the new building located at 735 West New York Street.
The art school was founded in 1902 as the John Herron Art Institute, operating as an independent institution until its acquisition by Indiana University in 1967. In 2005, Herron relocated to Eskenazi Hall on the IUPUI campus after more than 100 years in the Herron–Morton Place neighborhood of Indianapolis. [1]
Torso Fragment, a public sculpture by the American artist Casey Eskridge, is located on the Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The piece was donated to IUPUI and is located outside of the west entrance to Eskenazi Hall on the IUPUI campus.
The IUPUI campus is home to several nationally renowned hospitals and research entities including Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Eskenazi Health, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Regenstrief Institute, and the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute.
Originally referred to as the IUPUI Student Center, the plans for a dedicated campus center were revealed in 1997 and titled “Project 2000.” [3] The project planned to house the new campus bookstore and various student-related administrative offices such as the bursar, registrar, and admission office in one central location.
The building was the first nonmedical academic building to be built on the IUPUI campus in 20 years. The dedication ceremony for the new science facility was held on November 19, 2013. [ 2 ] The building is a multidisciplinary laboratory building consisting of various laboratories and a vivarium.
The sculpture was initially intended to be displayed in the foyer of Eskenazi Hall, but it was found to be too tall for the space. It was then placed in storage until the completion of the IUPUI Campus Center, which provided a more spacious area for the 28-foot tall work.
Inlow Hall is named after Lawrence W. Inlow, a former attorney involved greatly in the Indianapolis community until his death.Anita C. Inlow, widow of Lawrence W. Inlow, former executive vice president and general counsel of Conseco, Inc., gifted $5 million to the construction of the new building, and Indiana University, subsequently, chose to name the building Lawrence W. Inlow Hall in 2001. [1]