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公共艺术

As you explore 弗吉尼亚理工大学’s Blacksburg campus, visit the following locations to spend some time with the university’s various public art pieces.

安德拉大厅

Levente Denes设计的木制Kopjafa纪念碑

弗吉尼亚理工大学 officials dedicated a wooden sculpture from West 维吉尼亚州 University honoring those who lost their lives in the April 16, 2007, 悲剧. 的 carved monument st和s outside of the entrance of the College of 自然资源’ 安德拉大厅 on the Blacksburg campus.

Patterned after traditional Hungarian memorials, 14.5英尺高, 600-pound wooden sculpture was created in idea 和 form by Levente Denes, associate professor of sustainable biomaterials in the Davis College of Agriculture, 自然资源, 西弗吉尼亚大学设计专业. 这项工作于2009年6月投入使用.

巷球场

汤姆·加洛的弗兰克·比默雕像

This statue was created per a 弗吉尼亚理工大学 Board of 访问ors’ resolution in appreciation to Coach Frank Beamer for his contributions to 弗吉尼亚理工大学 和 the athletic program. 的 work was specially commissioned 和 st和s in the Moody Flagpole Plaza at 巷球场. 它于2018年落成.

莫斯艺术中心

青蛙莱尔的一部分。 16个青蛙 Christine Kosiba的系列

A series of 16 bronze frog statues are placed strategically through the Town of Blacksburg 和 the surrounding area to call attention to the fresh water under 和 around the streets 和 buildings downtown. 的 frog at the 莫斯艺术中心 is named for John Lyle Sr. 和小约翰·莱尔., a father 和 son duo who owned a school on this hill in the 1800s. In 1872 that school was converted into a college — 和 it grew to become 弗吉尼亚理工大学. 的 16个青蛙 statues were installed at the 莫斯艺术中心 和 around Blacksburg in 2016 和 2017.

诺里斯大厅

Polytech标记 贝弗利·佩珀

Polytech标记 是由艺术家贝弗利·佩珀于1983年设计的, an American sculptor known for her site-specific projects that incorporate expanses of industrial metals into l和scapes. 的 work was gifted to the university in an effort spearheaded by 弗吉尼亚理工大学 alumnus John C. Farquaharson. 史蒂夫Bickley, professor emeritus in the School of Visual Arts in the College of Architecture 和 Urban Studies, worked closely with 胡椒 和 a group of Bickley’s students to create a group of sculptures cast in bronze, 钢, 和铁. 而小辣椒则负责设计, Bickley 和 his students made the wooden patterns that would be used as molds for the pieces. 完成项目, 他们和蓝菲尔德的蓟铸造厂合作, 维吉尼亚州, 铸造雕塑. 当Farquaharson, 铸造厂老板, discovered the pieces were being created with the help of Bickley 和 his students, 他建议他们为大学做一个. 因此, Polytech标记 was created 和 gifted to 弗吉尼亚理工大学 by Farquaharson, 胡椒, 蓟铸造, 和铸造厂经理杰伊·凯利.

孤独与分房

阈值: Underst和ing Our Complicated Past 和 Reconnecting Our Layered Histories 嘉莉·高尔特

阈值 includes four pairs of 10 ½-foot-tall, 1,800-pound thresholds installed on the grounds of Solitude. 门槛上装饰着2个以上的图案,000年手工, h和-painted clay tiles depicting images that represent more than 250 years of university 和 regional history. 阈值 is one of two works commissioned as a result of an international competition held by the Council on 弗吉尼亚理工大学 History. 该工程于2022年落成.

想想这些事情 查理·布劳威尔著

想想这些事情 includes four life-sized human figure sculptures that sit in contemplative 和 meditative poses on benches, 它也能容纳至少10名游客. Empty spaces on the benches invite visitors to sit 和 join the figures in contemplating words carved into the benches, 比如“土著”,”“奴隶制,”“多样性,”“平等,”“教育,”“历史,和“知识”.附加的词是“善良”,”“同情,”“诚实,”“尊严,”“勇敢,”“清晰,” 和 “empathy” — carved into the stones set in the ground beside the circle suggest ways of thinking about these things. 想想这些事情 is one of two works commissioned as a result of an international competition held by the Council on 弗吉尼亚理工大学 History. 该工程于2022年落成.

Upper Quad Entrance, near Lane 和 Pearson Halls

William Addison Caldwell statue 拉里·贝克特尔著

威廉·艾迪生·考德威尔的雕像, 克雷格县居民, walked 26 miles to enroll as the first student in 1872. 的 popular cadet majored in agriculture 和 worked as a teacher, 职员, 1910年去世前,他是一名推销员. 雕塑, 是1956届毕业生捐赠的吗, st和s midway up a flight of stairs leading from 校友 Mall towards the Upper Quad. 该工程于2006年落成.

维吉尼亚州-Maryl和 College of Veterinary Medicine

Shilo 作者:Jim Sardonis

一份来自兽医Mark P. Helfat和Mendy Helfat, owners of the Larchmont Animal Hospital in Mount Laurel, 新泽西, the work is named in honor of the Helfat’s own beagle, Shilo; donated in memory of Mark Helfat’s dog-loving parents, Lucile 和 Bernard Helfat; 和 was dedicated in September 2018.

一起跑步 格温·里尔登著

一起跑步 is a life-size bronze statue featuring a horse, 一只狗, 一个兽医学生, sculpted by Kentuck artist Gwen Reardon 和 dedicated in 2005 as part of the 维吉尼亚州-Maryl和 College of Veterinary Medicine’s 25th 周年庆典. 的 work was made possible by the generosity of Jane Talbot 和 was dedicated in memory 和 honor of Richard Burritt Talbot, 学院的创始院长.

即食 拉里·贝克特尔著

弗吉尼亚执法K9纪念馆, 即食, is a life-size bronze German Shepherd police dog sculpted by Blacksburg artist Larry Bechtel 和 dedicated in 2009.

战争纪念教堂

亨利·克里斯和查尔斯·鲁迪的《塔塔

的 outdoor upper level of the 战争纪念教堂, 始建于1960年, contains Memorial Court with eight sculptured Indiana limestone pylons representing, 从左到右, 兄弟会, 荣誉, 领导, 牺牲, 服务, 忠诚, 责任, 和 Ut Prosim (校训:“That I May Serve”). 始建于1960年, the four left pylons were designed by Henry Kries; the right pylons were designed by Charles Rudy.

公共艺术政策

探索 弗吉尼亚理工大学’s new public arts policy 和 learn how graduate 和 undergraduate students can apply to serve on the Public 和 Visual Arts Council, whose work helps to uplift the university as a global destination for creativity 和 the arts.