Seigfred Hall Facade [Title Unknown]
1962 / Henry Lin / Athens
A ceramic facade on both sides of the fifth-floor entrance to Seigfred Hall. It features several small multi-colored clusters of ceramic bowls and plates attached to or embedded in sheets of ceramic tiles. It was created in 1962 by Henry Lin, the late Dean Emeritus of the College of Fine Arts, for the newly-constructed Space Arts Building (later renamed Seigfred Hall).
Lin's daughter, Maya Lin, created the "Input" installation located on the other side of the Ohio University campus in Bicentennial Park. (OOS item #1809)
Location: Ohio University, 20 Church St
Title
Seigfred Hall Facade [Title Unknown]
Description
A ceramic facade on both sides of the fifth-floor entrance to Seigfred Hall. It features several small multi-colored clusters of ceramic bowls and plates attached to or embedded in sheets of ceramic tiles. It was created in 1962 by Henry Lin, the late Dean Emeritus of the College of Fine Arts, for the newly-constructed Space Arts Building (later renamed Seigfred Hall).
Lin's daughter, Maya Lin, created the "Input" installation located on the other side of the Ohio University campus in Bicentennial Park. (OOS item #1809)
Lin's daughter, Maya Lin, created the "Input" installation located on the other side of the Ohio University campus in Bicentennial Park. (OOS item #1809)
Creator
Date
1962
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Source
https://ohiou.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Shortlist/index.html?appid=e9bdfb6678404cdda90025757f5d9f3f
Artist Henry Lin poses with his newly-completed ceramic facade:
https://media.library.ohio.edu/digital/collection/archives/id/571
https://media.library.ohio.edu/digital/collection/archives/id/571
Henry Lin and students pictured outside newly-completed Seigfred Hall entrance and Lin's artistic facade:
https://media.library.ohio.edu/digital/collection/archives/id/569
https://media.library.ohio.edu/digital/collection/archives/id/569
Identifier
1891
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Location County
Location Site
Location Street
20 Church St
Location Type
Installation Date
1962
Creation Date
1962
Materials
Additional Resources
https://media.library.ohio.edu/digital/collection/archives/id/571
https://media.library.ohio.edu/digital/collection/archives/id/569
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