Melody at Hand is a 2007 mixed media collage by artist India Cruse-Griffin, which depicts a woman in a yellow dress playing a guitar, an open book lying nearby.
[1][2] Melody at Hand 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 campus in 2013.
[3][4] 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.
Melody at Hand is currently displayed in the Robert & Gina Laikin Surgery Registration & Waiting Room on the third floor of Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital.
Indiana-based artist India Cruse-Griffin received her BS in Art Education from Ball State University.