UAB public art
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UAB public art is a large, important and growing collection of major public sculptures on the UAB campus. Many of the pieces were obtained by gift from former Graduate School dean Samuel Barker, or through the Samuel B. Barker Outdoor Sculpture Competition which he founded.
Pieces
| Title | Date | Artist | Location | Map | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Apollo's Bird" | 1993 | Toni Putnam | Mervyn H. Sterne Library | map | removed between 2020 and 2022 | |
| "Aspirations" | 1986 | Branko Medenica | Bartow Arena | map | installed 1991, removed between 2017 and 2019 | |
| "Diptych" | 1976 | Brad Morton | Hill University Center | map | also called "Bicentennial Diptych", removed 2013 | |
| "Central Axis" | 1996 | Skip Van Houten | UAB Bell Building | map | ||
| "Circular XXI" | 1991 | Casey Downing Jr | Rast Hall | map | removed between 2017 and 2020 |
- "Red Tide", Martha Hopkins
- "The Three Graces", Joe Theo Waldrop
- "Pretty Fast", Stephen Siegel
- "Hungers, Kneeling", Be Gardiner
- "The Crossing", Brad Morton
- Samuel Ullman statue, Branko Medenica
- "Double U", John Rietta
- "Encounters", Brad Morton
- S. Richardson Hill, Jr statue, Cordray Parker
- "Directions", Joe Theo Waldrop
- "Shaped by an Embrace X", Virginia Tyler
- Joseph A. Volker statue, Frank Varga
- Untitled (UAB Mini Park), Michael Frohock
- "Winddrift", Bruce White
- "Icarus Ascend", Joe Mooney
- "In Loving Union", Rick McCrary
- "The Reader" (1984), Joe Theo Waldrop, Southside Branch Library
- "Strata", Ted Metz
- "Leoptsaura", John Parker
- "Deaf and Numb", Joe Mannino
- "Gorgona", Zoran Mojsilov
- "Silver Birds", Robin Starke
- "Cristofo Columbo" (1992) Ugo Sordelli, Smolian International House
- "Stone Dancer", Glenn Zweygardt
- "Hypogeum", Kyle Dillehay
- Unitled sculpture, Georges Bridges
- "Complex Vision" (1969), Yaacov Agam, Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital
- William Elias B. Davis statue (1904), Giuseppe Moretti, Hillman Hospital
- "Concrete & Chains", Ronald Godwin
- "The Nest", Ronald Godwin
- Tinsley Harrison statue, Cordray Parker
- Charles A. McCallum statue, Cordray Parker
- "Five Part Fugue", Ronald Godwin
- "Rosette Bobbin" (2006), Vaughn Randall, Spencer Honors House
References
- HOK Planning Group. (2001) "Campus Sculpture Location" (Table 3-7). UAB Master Plan 2000
- Herforth, Haley (April 24, 2017) "3 new walking trails showcase UAB’s outdoor public art collection." UAB Reporter