Collecting Art: Reflections on Works at the University of Cincinnati
With the generous support of President, Neville Pinto, and contributions from student co-ops, alumni, staff, and faculty from various disciplines, Collecting Art: Reflections on Works at the University of Cincinnati is the 2025 publication lead and edited by Emeritus, Kristi Ann Nelson, and Emeritus Dean, Robert Probst. Many of the artworks featured in this book can be viewed by the public on several of UC's campuses and are highlighted below.
"Collecting Art" Works Displayed on UC Campuses
WEST CAMPUS
unknown, Mick and Mack
stone, 19th century
Flanking Main Entrance Steps
Frances Wiley Faig, Hills of Home
oil on canvas, 1929
CEAS Library, Room 850
Louis Charles Vogt, Fountain Square in the Rain
oil on canvas, 1914
CEAS Library, Room 850
Herman Henry Wessel, The First Sketch for Jamming Barges Under the Suspension Bridge
graphite and watercolor on paper, circa 1920
CEAS Library, Room 850
Herman Henry Wessel, Preparatory Studies for Jamming Barges Under the Suspension Bridge
graphite and watercolor on paper, circa 1920
CEAS Library, Room 850
Frances Wiley Faig, untitled, Engineering Library Reading Room Murals
oil on wall, circa 1916, CEAS Library, Reading Room
Eleanor Platt, Bust of Albert Einstein
bronze, circa 1944
CEAS Library, Room 850J
Dixie Selden, Dr. John Miller Burnam
oil on canvas, 1922
Classics Library, Room 414
unknown, Bust of Homer
bronze, mid-late 19th century
Classics Library, Room 414
unknown, Africana II Type Transport Amphora (or Africano Grande)
clay, mid 3rd - late 4th century
Classics Library, Room 414 (currently on display at Meyers Gallery in the Steger Student Life Center)
Machado Silvetti & A. Zahner Company, The Ronald F. Walker Tower of Strength
mixed media, 1998
Centralized on Lawn
Dennis Oppenheim, Crystal Garden
mixed media, 1999
University Gate Circle
Magdalena Abakanowicz, Figura-Prima
bronze, 1995
Outside by Traffic Circle
Sam Gilliam, The Three Muses
mixed media, 1999
Main Entrance Lobby
Jo An Saylors, The Maestro
bronze, circa 1980s
Display Case by Box Office on 3rd Floor
Clement John Barnhorn, Memorial Fountain to Clara Baur
bronze and granite, 1914
Alumni Garden
Stewart Goldman, Chamber VII
oil on linen, 1982
Werner Recital Hall Entrance
James Carpenter, Light Mast
aluminum, glass and stainless steel, 1999
Outside near Memorial Hall Entrance
Jon Isherwood, Rock of Truth
black granite on concrete, 2024
Outside near Campus Green
Patricia Renick, Life Boats: Boats About Life
mixed media, 1978
5th Floor Atrium
Derrick Woodham, Moiré Pentagon
wood and latex paint, 1985-2016
5th floor Atrium
Tarrence Corbin, The Music of Everyday
acrylic on paper, circa 1985
5th floor, Seen Through Window of Academic Advising Office Suite (Currently on display at Meyers Gallery in the Steger Student Life Center)
Orville Simpson II, untitled, rug design
gouache and ink on brown paper, circa 2000
Reed Gallery, 5th Floor (see gallery hours)
Karl Zerbe, Power Station
gouache on paper, circa 1950-1960
DAAP Library, 5th Floor
Bazzanti Workshop after Antonio Canova, Venus Italica
marble, circa 1812
Visual Resources Room in DAAP Library
Derrik Woodham, Fields V
acrylic and latex paint on aluminum, 1976-2012
Outside, DAAP Library 5th floor
Stuart Fink, Core Couple II
aluminum on concrete, 1980
Outside on South Lawn
Bret Price, Jezebel
galvanized steel, 2003
Outside at Corner of Clifton Ct and Clifton Rd
Patricia Renick, Triceracopter: The Hope for the Obsolescence of War
paint on fiberglass, 1977
4th Floor, Room 475
Patricia Renick, Self-Portrait: She Became What She Beheld
paint on fiberglass, 1976
4th Floor, Room 475
Lynn Meyers Gordon, Windowsill V
oil on canvas, 1986
4th Floor, Langsam Living Room
Malvina Hoffman, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
bronze, 1948
5th Floor Media Center
Peter Haimerl, Castle of Air (maquette)
polished steel, 2018
Theryoung Family Garden, Room 1385
Herman Henry Wessel, Jamming Barges Under the Suspension Bridge
oil on canvas, 1921
Room 700, Conference Room (appointment only)
Dixie Selden, Annie Laws
oil on canvas, 1931
Room 407, Conference Room (appointment only)
Randolph Rogers, Phoebe Jane Hopson Greenwood
marble, circa 1863
1st Floor Atrium
Pietro Bazzanti, Diana of Versailles (Artemis, goddess of the hunt)
marble, mid-19th century
1st Floor Atrium
Julie Mathilde Morrow Deforest, The Green Wheelbarrow
oil on canvas, 1923
Room 320, Conference Room (appointment only)
Peter Reginato, Skybird
painted steel with Insl-tron, 1987
4th Floor Lobby
Kenneth Snelson, Forest Devil
aluminum and stainless steel, 1975
Roof Garden, 7th Floor
EAST CAMPUS
Tim Prentice, Art Beat
mixed media, 1998
Stairwell between CVC and MSB
Alice Aycock, Super Twister
aluminum and steel, 2013
Entrance Patio
Albert Paley, Progression
CorTen steel, 2012
Outside at Main Entrance
Ulisse Cantagalli, Cantagalli Apothecary Jars
clay, mid-19th century
Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library Conference Room, Floor E
Dixie Selden, Dr. Joseph Aub
oil on canvas, 1915
The Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions, Floor R (appointment only)
Rookwood Pottery Company, Rookwood Drinking Fountain
clay, 1920
2nd Floor Lobby (closed Mondays and Tuesdays)
Rookwood Pottery Company, Rookwood Drinking Fountain
clay, 1934
4th Floor Lobby (closed Mondays and Tuesdays)
Terry Allen, Belief
bronze, 1999
Outside near Eden Ave
Joel Shapiro, Untitled
bronze, 1995
Outside on South Plaza by The Graduate Hotel
BLUE ASH COLLEGE
Martin Tucker, Asparagus
oil on canvas, 1981
1st Floor Cafeteria
Eric Nordgulen, Anatomy Vessel
aluminum, 2001
Outside on Lawn
MORE ABOUT THE BOOK
The University of Cincinnati is known for many extraordinary academic and aesthetic contributions to the local community and higher education. Home to the birthplace of cooperative education and one of the world’s most distinguished collections of Classical Studies materials, it also sits on the list of most architecturally attractive campuses. Until now, few people have known that the University of Cincinnati has spent two centuries cultivating and curating a world-class art collection for presentation and educational enrichment with over four thousand works, international in scope spanning five millennia, from ancient Greece to the present day. A core collection area is American art, with the art of Cincinnati as a particular strength, especially pieces produced during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Pieces include works by Louis Charles Vogt, Elizabeth Nourse, Lewis Henry Meakin, Frank Harmon Myers, Herman Henry Wessel, and John Ellsworth Weis.
Collecting Art highlights a sampling of significant and unique works to acquaint readers with the abundance of artwork owned by the University of Cincinnati, from paintings, antiquities, and decorative arts to portrait busts and public sculpture that it stewards. Packed with beautifully photographed images of these works and presented in a spectacular oversized trim, each medium covered includes a richly detailed essay written by faculty scholars, librarians, and members of the art curatorial community. With special attention given to academic disciplinary connections and women artists, the book includes a foreword by University of Cincinnati president Neville Pinto and an original timeline of featured pieces that places them in the larger context.
