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edicated in the fall of 2011, the Graham

Gund G

allery advances the role of visual art as a critical centerpiece of K

enyon’s liberal-arts mission

by championing the best art and artists of the 20th-and 21st-centuries

via an active exhibitions schedule, expanding permanent collection, and

formal and inform

al learning experiences.

Public Art at K

enyon

College

Shortly after the Museum

opened several inaugural gifts from alum

ni donors and board m

embers helped launch the G

und Gallery C

ollection. B

ookending this new collection of 20th- and 21st-century art w

ere gifts of three Lew

is Hine photographs from

the first decade of the 20th-century and tw

o recent video works by Icelandic artist Ragnar

Kjartansson, w

hich were com

bined with the gift of a 1986 w

all sculpture by Louise N

evelson. In 2014, eighty works of contem

porary art were

donated by Ann and G

raham G

und ’63, further securing this collection’s im

portant focus and trajectory. Nearly one hundred additional w

orks have been donated since. The K

enyon College C

ollection includes a range of pre-20th-century art, w

orks related to the College’s history and

alumni, ethnographic objects and m

aterial culture and is managed and

cared for by the Gund G

allery. Kenyon’s beautiful cam

pus provides the perfect backdrop for a grow

ing roster of important and historically

meaningful w

orks of art from the G

und Gallery C

ollection and the K

enyon College C

ollection. Public art installations are approved and sited by the Public A

rt Com

mittee, a group of dedicated faculty

mem

bers, College adm

inistrators, staff mem

bers, students, comm

unity representatives, and gallery personnel. Publicly displayed w

orks of art now

include special QR-code labeling to provide an array of interpretive

and historical information researched and w

ritten by Gund A

ssociates, the m

useum’s student interns.

For more inform

ation about Gund G

allery exhibitions, programs and

collections, visit ww

w.gundgallery.org or call 740-427-5972.

101 1/2 College Dr.Gambier, OH 43022

www.gundgallery.orggundgallery@kenyon.edu740-427-5972

Check out our website for more Public Art:

gundgallery.org/publicart

Gund G

allery exhibitions and programs are sponsored, in

part, by the Gund G

allery Board of D

irectors and the O

hio Arts C

ouncil.

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outdoorPeter Woytuk '80The Kenyon Crowes, 2000.

Gund Gallery Collection;Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund '63.

Ransom Hall,Southwest Parapet

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5Carl Milles,Five Angel Musicians, 2001.

Gund Gallery Collection;Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund '63.

Rosse Hall,Southeast Lawn

4Henry MooreLarge Spindle Piece, 1974.

Gund Gallery Collection;Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund '63.

Science Quad,Philip Mather Courtyard

2John WaddellDance Mother, c. 1962.

Kenyon College Collection;Gift of Nathan Cummings H '74.

Cromwell Cottage,West Lawn

6Antoni Milkowski '57Karvi, 1991.

Kenyon College Collection;Gift of Susan Hartung, Anna and Stefan Milkowski; siting funds donated by Kenyon Class of 1957.Horvitz Hall,Southeast Lawn

7Charles Eugene GagnonRenaissance Couple, 1973.

Kenyon College Collection;Gift of Dr. Daniel Olin Holland.

Hill Theater,Northwest Lawn

3Paul ManshipIndian Hunter and Pronghorn Antelope, 2002.

Gund Gallery Collection;Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund '63.

Peirce Hall, East terrace

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4Kiki SmithHer, 2004.

Gund Gallery Collection;Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund '63.

Gund Gallery,Fischman Lobby

Aristide MaillolLa Montagne (exhibition copy, 2017.)

On loan from Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund '63.

Gund Gallery,East Terrace

8Sam FrancisUntitled, 1982.

Gund Gallery Collection;Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund '63.

Kenyon Athletic Center,First Floor

5Roy LichtensteinPeace Through Chemistry II, 1970.

Gund Gallery Collection;Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund '63.

Tomsich Hall, Main Stairwell

12James BalogGiant Sequoia, Stagg, 2001.

Gund Gallery Collection;Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund '63.

Higley Hall, North Lobby

8Antony GormleyPore, 2002.

Gund Gallery Collection;Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund '63.

Rosse Hall,Northeast Exterior

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13Stella WaitzkinWest Wall Library, 1950-93.

Kenyon College Collection;Gift of Mr. Fred Waitzkin '65.

Olin Library, Reeves Study Room

9Jacob EpsteinBust of Albert Einstein, c. 1933.

Kenyon College Collection;Gift of Mr. Alan Bell '74.

Hayes Hall, Lobby

6Augustus Saint-GaudensStanley Matthews and his wife Mary,

Kenyon College Collection;Gift of Elizabeth Matthews.

Ransom Hall,Norton Room

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10James SurlsWhite-Tipped Blooming, 1993.

Gund Gallery Collection;Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund '63.

Peirce Hall,Thomas Hall Dining Room

c. 1904

indoorDale ChilhulyGilded Silver & Aquamarine

Gund Gallery Collection;Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund '63.

Storer Hall,Upper Lobby

1 2Louise Nevelson,Mirror-Shadow XXVI, 1986.

Gund Gallery Collection;Transfer from Kenyon College. Gift of David Horvitz and Francie Bishop Good.

Storer Hall,Lower Lobby

3Thomas StruthMilan Cathedral (Facade), 1998.

Gund Gallery Collection;Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund '63.

Storer Hall,Upper Lobby

Chandelier Putti, 2000.

14Mary Ellen MarkGeorgia Nugent, 2012.

Kenyon College Collection;Purchase of Kenyon College.

Ransom Hall,Norton Room

7Gilbert StuartHannah More, n.d.

Kenyon College Collection;Purchase of Kenyon College.

Ransom Hall,Norton Room

11Ned Smyth '70Earth Capital, 1979

Kenyon College Collection;Gift of Carol and Arthur Goldberg

Peirce Hall,Alcove

15Jenne StahlThe Hunter, c. 1979

Kenyon College CollectionAcquired from Carl J. Stahl '30, H '73.

Kenyon Athletic Center,Second level.

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