**RELOCATE** Outdoor Sculptures
Artworks from the University's Permanent Art Collection are on display throughout Western Michigan University's campuses and regional centers. The collection includes the full panoply of artistic expression—paintings, prints and photographs, manuscripts and textiles, as well as interior and exterior sculpture. The outdoor pieces that are part of the WMU Collection are identified by information plaques on or near the artworks.
"Three Figures" by Carol Harrison
- Carol Harrison is a former WMU faculty and head of the WMU Sculpture program.
- Installed in 1960.
- Sculpture made of metal.
- Located in the Miller/Dalton Plaza.
Untitled by Jerry Dumlao
- Jerry Dumlao, a former faculty in the WMU sculpture program, recently retired from the faculty at San Diego State University.
- Installed in 1971.
- Sculpture made of bronze.
- Located between Brown Hall and Gilmore Theatre Complex.
"Sky Grinder" by Glenn Zweygardt
- Glenn Zweygardt is a professor emeritus of sculpture at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in Alfred Station, New York.
- Installed in 1986.
- Sculpture made of steel, stainless steel and stone.
- Located at the entrance to Lee Honor College.
Haym Kruglak Sundial
- Haym Kruglak, was a professor emeritus of physics at Western Michigan University.
- Installed in 1987.
- Sculpture made of stone and steal.
- Located in the pedestrian mall between Kanley Chapel and Wood Hall.
Untitled by Charles Huntington
- Installed 1988.
- Made of painted steel.
- Recently moved to the center island of the west entrance roundabout.
- Formerly on south lawn of Sangren Hall.
"Helmet #7" by John Payne
- John Payne was sculptor in residence and a member of the art faculty at Governors State University in Chicago.
- Installed in 1989.
- Made of painted steel.
- Located in Everett Tower's lawn area.
"Lightsounds" by Anita Cooke
- Installed in 1989.
- Made of Ceramic tile.
- Located on the exterior wall of Knauss Hall, in the Knauss-Dunbar-Friedman Courtyard.
"Three Graces" by David Hayes
- Installed in 1990.
- Made of weathered steel.
- Located in the Schneider Hall Courtyard.
"Midwestern Landscape" by David Hayes
- Installed in 1990.
- Made of weathered steel.
- Located in the Schneider Hall Courtyard.
"Arrow and Mass" by David Hayes
- Installed in 1993.
- Diamond plate steel.
- Located on north lawn of Sindecuse Health Center, overlooking Goldsworth Pond.
"N" by Zoran Mojsilov
- Installed 1994.
- Sculpture made of stone and steel.
- Relocated during Sangren Hall construction.
- The sculpture "N" originally came to the WMU campus as part of the 1994 Sculpture Tour and was later purchased by the University.
"Formal Presence" by William Millmine
- Installed in 1995.
- Made of diamond plate steel.
- Located on the east side of Sindecuse Health Center, along the pedestrian path leading down to Goldsworth Valley.
Untitled by Albert Lavergne
- Albert Lavergne has been a member of the faculty of the School of Art since 1990.
- Installed in 1995.
- Made of fabricated steel.
- Located on front lawn of The Little Theatre, on Oakland Drive.
Untitled by Veryl Goodnight
- Installed in 1997.
- Consists of bronze casting.
- Located in front of Read Fieldhouse.
"Campus Talk" by Dennis Smith
- Dennis Smith, a versatile sculptor, painter and printmaker, is based in Utah and specializes in installations and assemblages.
- Installed in 1997.
- Sculpture made of bronze.
"The Professor" by Dennis Smith
- Installed in 1997.
- Sculpture made of bronze.
- Located near west entrance to Chemistry Building.
"Balance" by Hubertus von der Goltz
- Hubertus von der Goltz, born in Germany and educated in Germany and Italy, is a sculptor of international repute.
- President Haenicke acquired the piece for the University in 1998.
- It is located on the north side of the Friedman chiller plant building, in the Waldo Library / clocktower plaza.
- Artist's Statement: "The theme of my work focuses on the individual and the balance between thought, action and existence - a basic human experience. Each figure exhibits a specific relationship to its environment, and the viewer's own reflection and participation endows the figure with purpose and meaning. The beginning and end of each balancing act is unseen, and discontinuous events are fused by spatial structure into a single new reality.
"The Committee" by Albert Lavergne
- Installed in 1999.
- Made of fabricated steel.
- Located between Wood and Rood Halls.
- Artist's Statement: "This sculpture consists of four larger-than-life figures in an acrobatic configuration. This composition, fabricated in steel, was an investigation both in process and human anatomy. The piece addresses the conflict between human limitations and spiritual expectations. The struggle to achieve and maintain physical balance develops a spiritual harmony."
"The Gift of Knowledge" by Karla Wyss-Tye
- Installed in 2003.
- Karla Wyss-Tye, created the winning design for a sculpture commissioned by the WMU Centennial Celebration Committee and envisioned as a lasting campus tribute to the University's 100th birthday.
- A professional sculptor whose work has been included in juried and invitational exhibitions and shows at the local, regional and national levels, Wyss-Tye was among a number of WMU alumni who submitted proposals for the work.
- The sculpture, which is located in front of Seibert Administration Building, was unveiled in a public ceremony October 23, 2003. Its base also includes space for placement of a centennial time capsule.