John Taylor, Professor of Economics at Stanford University and developer of the "Taylor Rule" for setting interest rates | Stanford University
John Taylor, Professor of Economics at Stanford University and developer of the "Taylor Rule" for setting interest rates | Stanford University
Stanford University's public art program encompasses over 80 works spanning the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, reflecting the campus's history and vibrancy. Among these pieces are Ursula von Rydingsvard’s monumental bronze "MOCNA" (2018) at Denning House, David Byrne’s whimsical bike racks (2016) along Lomita Drive, and Sam Van Aken’s "Tree of 40 Fruit" (2019) near the Rodin Sculpture Garden. These artworks are accessible to the public year-round.
"The Stanford Columns" (2022), created by Beverly Pepper, is an installation of four oxidized steel columns specifically designed for Stanford. The arboretum features notable works such as "Angel of Grief" (1900-01) by the Bernieri Brothers and Pepper’s "The Stanford Columns." Canfield Court hosts several pieces including Alexander Calder’s "The Falcon" (1963) and Don Yeomans’ carved totem pole "The Stanford Legacy" (2002).
The Rodin Sculpture Garden next to the Cantor Arts Center showcases some of Auguste Rodin's most iconic sculptures within a single acre modeled after Paris's Bagatelle Gardens. This collection includes "The Walking Man," two heads from "The Burghers of Calais," and "The Gates of Hell," cast in 1981 using Rodin's favored lost-wax process.
At the corner of Santa Teresa Street and Lomita Drive lies the Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden, established in 1994 by artists from Papua New Guinea who created site-specific artworks during their residency at Stanford.
Artist Todd McGrain’s bronze sculptures in “The Lost Bird Project” commemorate five extinct North American birds. These pieces will be on display until September 3, 2024.
Stanford Mobile app offers six thematic public art walks with detailed maps and information about each artwork. Themes include around the museums, muralism + activism, sculptural landscapes, art + science, BeWell art tour featuring wheelchair-accessible loops through central campus artwork concentrations like Bruce Beasley’s “Vanguard” (1980), James Reeves’ Shumway Fountain (1980), and Aristides Demetrios’ White Memorial Fountain known as “The Claw.”
Cantor Art Center provides free public art tours across campus on various Sundays each month. These tours cover outdoor sculptures in Stanford’s Quad and south campus areas as well as specific installations like those in the Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden.
For more details on dates and times for these tours, visitors are encouraged to check Cantor Art Center's website.
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