Heavy equipment sits in front of the Thinker as repairs and renovations are made to the Oval. Concrete has been broken up in front of the Thinker. The lawn within the Oval is also visible.
Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917. Thinker; Sculpture; Public sculpture; Mayors; Children;
The unveiling of Rodin's "The Thinker" in front of the Administration Building (now Grawemeyer Hall) on 25 March, 1949. Mayor of Louisville, Charles P. Farnsley (left) and Mr. Arthur Gunderson, public relations director of the University...
Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917. Thinker; Sculpture; Public sculpture; Mayors; Children;
Moments after the unveiling of Rodin's "The Thinker" in front of the Administration Building on 25 March, 1949. Mayor of Louisville, Charles P. Farnsley (left) stands behind the sculpture holding hands with young Nancy Speckman, a member...
Blake, William, 1757-1827--Criticism and interpretation; Visions in literature
Essential to an understanding of William Blake is the knowledge of his intense identification with the messianic "perfect prophet," described by the Old Testament prophets, St. John, and Milton, and of the thematic unity which this...
Preparatory work for the reinstallation of The Thinker in front of Grawemeyer Hall. The new pedestal is being installed by Muldoon Memorial Co., the same company that installed the original pedestal. This work was completed Feb. 13-15, 2012.
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Grawemeyer Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917. Thinker; Domes; Columns; Street lights;
Grawemeyer Hall seen at night. Lights shine through the windows, and two street lights create bright spots of light on either side of the building. The dome, columns, and Thinker are prominent. Grawemeyer Hall was originally known as the...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Grawemeyer Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917. Thinker; Domes; Columns; Automobiles; People;
Grawemeyer Hall at the University of Louisville. The dome, columns and the Thinker are visible. A car is stopped in front of the building and a figure stands facing it. Grawemeyer Hall was built as the Administration Building and was dedicated in...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Grawemeyer Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917. Thinker; Domes; Columns; Automobiles; Trees;
Grawemeyer Hall at the University of Louisville, seen from a distance. The limbs of a tree partially frame the building. The dome, columns and Thinker are visible; two cars stand in front of the building on the driveway by the Oval. Another...
Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917. Thinker; Sculpture; Public sculpture; University of Louisville--Buildings
Rodin's ""The Thinker"" in front of Grawemeyer Hall contemplates the smashed pumpkin before him. University of Louisville Belknap Campus candid shots taken on November 2, 1968.
Image of Auguste Rodin's sculpture "The Thinker." Above the image is the quotation "Thinking good is thanking god." Below the image are the name "Bob Saenger" and the phrase "Her Book." Brown ink. Signed AH...
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left: centurion watching man wearing crown accompanied by children with brooms and whips; bearded man wearing fur pelt witnesses arrival, by boat, of colonists, who have already begun hunting;...
Grawemeyer Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Offices; Trees; Domes; Columns
Exterior of Grawemeyer Hall, the University of Louisville's Administration Building, located on its Belknap Campus. This photo predates 1949, when The Thinker sculpture by Auguste Rodin was installed on the building's steps. Title supplied by...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Barracks; Students; Dormitories; Men; Women
A group of students (perhaps members of the Deja-vu staff) pose at the entrance of Otter Hall, which housed student publication offices at the time. Another "barracks building" is visible in the background. One of the Naval Barracks, it...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Student unions; Lawns;
Student Center at the University of Louisville, apparently shortly after its construction. Other buildings, including a water tower, are visible in the background; a stretch of unlandscaped lawn stretches out in the foreground. The building has...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Miller Information Technology Building (Louisville, Ky.); Educational facilities; People;
University College building at the University of Louisville; a few people are walking along the sidewalks that intersect near the building. This building is now known as the Miller Information Technology Building (MITC); it was dedicated (and...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Student unions; Sidewalks;
Student Center at the University of Louisville. Other buildings, including a water tower and stadium lighting, are visible in the background; the lawn and sidewalks are seen in the foreground. The building has distinctive ornamentation along the...
Bands; Bandmasters; University of Louisville. Band;
Three-year-old conductor Jerry Lyon stands in front of the University of Louisville Band which has assembled for a "Communiversity Concert" on the steps of the Administration building (Grawemeyer Hall), in front of the Thinker. The boy's...
