Campus Sculptures

CSUF Outdoor Sculptures: Alphabetical Listing by Name of Piece

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Arise
Arise Artist: Eric Goulder
Location: South entrance to Visual Arts Center, Bldg D
Created: 1996
Installation: Fall 2006
Materials: Bronze
Acquisition: Gift of Earl and Camilla McGrath

California Carwash
California Carwash Artist: Dustin Shuler
Location: North side of Visual Arts Center
Created: 1987
Installation: 1999
Materials: Mixed media
Acquisition: Gift of Louise and Richard Newquist

Celestial
Celestial Artist: Harold L. Pastorius
Location: Between Education Classroom and Humanities-Social Sciences buildings
Created: 1983
Installation: 1983
Materials: Stainless steel
Acquisition: Gift of Patricia Fredericks Dolson

Fallen David
Fallen David Artist: Replica of Michelangelo’s David toppled during the Oct. 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake
Location: North of the Education Classroom Building
Dedicated: 1989
Materials: White Carrara marble
Acquisition: Donated by Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Diamond Column
Diamond Column Artist: DeWain Valentine
Location: Newquist Sculpture Court, Visual Arts Center
Created: 1980
Installation: 1998
Materials: Glass and granite
Acquisition: Gift of Thomas W. Knaup

Double Scoop Ice Cream Cone
Double Scoop Ice Cream Artist: Unknown
Location: Visual Arts Center
Installation: 1973
Materials: Fiberglass

Flame
Flame Artist: Jene Highstein
Location: Newquist Sculpture Court, Visual Arts Center
Created: 1995
Installation: 1998
Materials: Concrete, wood and metal mesh
Acquisition: Gift of Thomas W. Knaup

Game Action
Game Action Artist: Claire Falkenstein
Location: Above west entrance to Kinesiology and Health Science Building
Created: 1965
Installation: 1965
Materials: Copper tubing and colored glass
Acquisition: Funded as part of the construction cost of the building

Hermientas de la Vida
Hermientas de la Vida Artist: Charles Fine
Location: Newquist Sculpture Court, Visual Arts Center
Created: 1987
Installation: 1999
Materials: Bronze and stone
Acquisition: Gift of Thomas W. Knaup

Homage to David Smith
Homage to David Smith Artist: Michael Todd
Location: Central courtyard, Visual Arts Center
Created: 1973
Installation: 2000
Materials: Brushed aluminum
Acquisition: Art Alliance purchase following exhibition in the Main Art Gallery

Imploration
Imploration Artist: Stanislav Szulkalski
Location: east entrance to Visual Arts Center Building D
Created: 1914
Installation: Fall 2006
Materials: Bronze
Acquisition: Gift of Archives Szukalski and Decker Studios

In-Direction

In-Direction

 Artist: Derek Parker and Jason Chakravarty
Location: Along Arts Drive
Created: 2006
Installation: 2006
Materials: Aluminum and neon
Acquisition: Commission by Emeriti

Kaikoo H. XI
Kaikoo H. XI Artist: Betty Gold
Location: South side of Science Laboratory Center
Created: 1985
Installation: 1985
Materials: Painted Steel
Acquisition: Donated by Charles Elliott. Art Alliance funded the foundation for the structure.

Lemonade
Lemonade Artist: Jay S. Willis
Location: West of Pollak Library
Created: 1982
Installation: 1982
Materials: Painted Steel
Acquisition: Purchased by Art Alliance

Millwood
Millwood Artist: Guy Dill
Location: Newquist Sculpture Court, Visual Arts Center
Created: 1987
Installation: 1998
Materials: Douglas fir, steel, Texas shed stone
Acquisition: Gift of Thomas W. Knaup

Nautilus
Nautilus Artist: Rico Eastman
Location: Area east of Visual Arts Center Building E
Created: 2002
Installation: Spring 2006
Materials: Corten Steel
Acquisition: Long-term loan from artist in 2006

Paradigms
Paradigms Artist: Richard Aber (B.A. art ’72, M.A. art ’74)
Location: Titan Student Union Atrium
Created: 1974
Installation: 1992
Materials: wax
Acquisition: Gift of Camille Duran

Parma
Parma Artist: Woods Davy
Location: Newquist Sculpture Court, Visual Arts Center
Created: 1981
Installation: 1999
Materials: Eucalyptus and steel
Acquisition: Gift of Thomas W. Knaup

Redoubling Wallpath
Redoubling Wallpath Artist: Lloyd Hamrol
Location: North side of Visual Arts Center
Created: 1972
Installation: 1976
Materials: Soil cement (adobe) *
Acquisition: Joint venture between the National Endowment for the Arts through a grant for Art in Public Places and the Art Department. Hamrol was a visiting artist for the fall 1976 semester and students assisted with the installation.
* Originally made up of nearly 1,000 burlap bags of earth and cement, this piece has gradually worn away to appear as the remains of an ancient ruin.

Sea Bee
Sea Bee Artist: Dustin Shuler
Location: Lawn north of Pollak Library
Installation: 2003
Materials: Salvaged fuel ship
Acquisition: On indefinite loan by artist

Soltice/Soltice II
Soltice Artist: Stephen C. Metzger (B.A. art ’81, M.F.A. art ’86)
Location: Newquist Sculpture Court, Visual Arts Center
Created: 1986
Installation: 1986, replaced by Soltice II in 2002
Materials: Steel, fiberglass, resin and aluminum
Acquisition: Commissioned by the Associated Students as remembrance for members of the university family who encountered untimely deaths during the 1985-86 school year.

Sun #27
Sun #27 Artist: Claire Falkenstein
Location: Newquist Sculpture Court, Visual Arts Center
Created: 1966-67
Installation: 1998
Materials: Painted steel and iron
Acquisition: Gift of Thomas W. Knaup

Terra Firma/Terra Incognita
Terra Firma Artist: Michael Davis
Location: Between the two-story buildings in the Visual Arts Center
Created: 1985-86
Installation: 1999
Materials: Steel, terrazzo
Acquisition: Gift of Louise and Richard Newquist

Terrace Screen
Terrace Screen Artist: Bernard J. Rosenthal
Location: Central Courtyard, Visual Arts Center
Created: 1968
Installation: 1968
Materials: Corten steel
Acquisition: Funded as part of the construction of the Visual Arts Center

Thermalo Vortex
Thermalo Vortex Artist: Eugene Sturman
Location: Atrium between McCarthy Hall and the Science Laboratory Center
Created: 1984-85
Installation: 1994
Materials: Steel, copper, nuts and bolts
Acquisition: Gift of Louise and Richard Newquist

Tombstone 1
Tombstone 1 Artist: Dean McNeil
Location: Small sculpture garden along northern wing, Visual Arts Center
Created: 1987
Installation: 1991
Materials: Granite
Acquisition: Gift of the artist

Tombstone 2
Tombstone 2 Artist: Dean McNeil
Location: Small sculpture garden along northern wing, Visual Arts Center
Created: 1987
Installation: 1991
Materials: Granite
Acquisition: Gift of the artist

Weathervane
Weathervane Artist: Dextra Frankel, emeritus professor of art
Location: Visual Arts Center
Created: 1967
Installation: 1994
Materials: Cast bronze, steel pipe and ball bearings
Acquisition: Gift of the artist

Wall Gazing Gallery
Wall Gazing Gallery Artist: Richard Turner
Location: Central courtyard, Visual Arts Center
Created: 1983-88
Installation: 1988
Materials: Cedar and corrugated steel
Acquisition: Originally a temporary installation for Main Art Gallery exhibition. Permanent installation funded by National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places Program.

Water Wall
Water Wall Artist: Ray Hein
Location: East entrance, Visual Arts Center
Created: 1970
Installation: 1970
Materials: Rolled copper sheets and forged bronze
Acquisition: Art Alliance-commissioned piece. Artist donated his time; Mr. and Mrs. Leon Lyon donated funds for material and Royal Metals of Santa Ana fabricated the metal from the artist’s macquette.

Untitled
Untitled 1979 Artist: Betty Gold
Location: Central courtyard, Visual Arts Center
Created: 1979
Installation: 1999
Materials: Redwood and steel
Acquisition:  

Untitled Pieces (5)
Untitled Pieces (5) Artist: Shoji Matsumoto
Location: Sculpture garden along northern wing, Visual Arts Center
Created: 1965
Installation: 1966
Materials: Steel
Acquisition: Gift of the artist