Spirit Keeper

The sculpture is located in front of IUPUI's HITS building near the Creation Café at 337 West 11th Street.

Prior to its installation on campus, the sculpture had originally been displayed outside of Norma Winkler's private home in Indianapolis It is located in front of IUPUI's HITS building near the Creation Café at 337 West 11th Street.

[1] The Winkler family had been the principal owners of Rock Island Refinery on the city's northwest side.

After the plant was sold to Marathon Oil Company in the early 1980s, Wooldridge salvaged the stainless steel used for the sculpture from dismantled portions of the refinery.

He has extensive experience in welding, fabrication and finishing of ferrous, non-ferrous metals, and exotic alloys through training with the US Navy.

A Museum Studies course at IUPUI recently undertook the project of researching and reporting on the condition of 40 outdoor sculptures on the university campus.