Mather Hall in Gambier, Ohio

Mather Hall in Gambier is a residential building, North Acland Street 215 (43022).

House Number: 215
Postal Code: 43022
Street: North Acland Street
Building Type: residential building

Artworks

Dance Mother (Artist: John Waddell, bronze). Dance Mother appears suspended in midair, floating in a graceful pirouette above the ground. Best known for expressive bronze sculptures of female nudes in motion, John Waddell is also accomplished in both drawing and painting. Much of Waddell’s work wa – approx. 0.3 mi.
La Montagne (Artist: Aristide Maillol, bronze). Aristide Maillol’s sculpted female nude appears to ascend from the block beneath her as she raises her hand to her face, embodying her allegorical title La Montagne (the mountain). The sheer size of this figure is a commanding aesthetic statement. Her p – approx. 0.3 mi.
The Kenyon Crowes (Artist: Peter Woytuk, bronze). Many passerby see a gaggle of crows atop the admissions building and assume they are just perched there momentarily; some then realize that these crows are frozen on the rooftop, captured in time by a Kenyon alum. Peter Woytuk graduated Kenyon College i – approx. 0.3 mi.
Artificial Rock #85 (Artist: Zhan Wang, chrome-plated_stainless_steel) – approx. 0.3 mi.
Pivot (Artist: Richard Serra, steel). A new major sculpture by acclaimed American artist Richard Serra will join Kenyon’s permanent collection, the result of a gift from Graham Gund ’63 H’81 and his wife, Ann. The sculpture will be a focal point for the new West Quad, which, once complete – approx. 0.3 mi.
Indian Hunter & Pronghorn Antelope (Artist: Paul Manship, bronze). As an arrow sinks into the back of a hunter’s prey, Indian Hunter and Antelope captures a dynamic, highly charged moment. Located on the East Terrace of Peirce Hall, Kenyon College’s dining hall, the location leads to questions about the ethics of hunti – approx. 0.4 mi.
Pore (Artist: Antony Gormley, cast_iron). British sculptor Antony Gormley utilizes the human form as the basis for his investigations navigating the subjectivity and indexicality of one’s physical presence in the world. Often using his own body as the basis for his work, he critically engages t – approx. 0.4 mi.
The Five Angel Musicians (Artist: Carl Emil Milles, bronze). Five Angel Musicians complement Storer Hall, trumpeting the home of music at Kenyon College from their pedestals on the lawn. Each unique character, drawn from images from classical legends, brandishes their own instrument against the backdrop of the sk – approx. 0.4 mi.
Karvi (Artist: Antoni Milkowski, steel) – approx. 0.4 mi.
Bust of Albert Einstein (Artist: Jacob Epstein, bronze). In 1933, while taking refuge at an army encampment near Cromer, England, Albert Einstein sat for sculptor Jacob Epstein (1880-1959). Einstein came to Cromer as the guest of Commander Oliver Locker-Lampson while preparing to immigrate to the United State – approx. 0.4 mi.
Large Spindle Piece (Artist: Henry Spencer Moore, bronze). Henry Spencer Moore’s Large Spindle Piece is a cast-bronze biomorphic form, fragmented into flowing waves and points. In conceiving this work, Moore drew from multiple sources: the form is based on a flint pebble the artist found around his home in Hert – approx. 0.4 mi.
Renaissance Man and Woman (Artist: Charles Eugene Gagnon, bronze). Charles Eugene Gagnon’s bronze figurative sculpture of a young man and woman captured in a fleeting dance movement calls to mind ideals of beauty and inspiration. The curved bodies of the couple form a heart as they embrace the world, touching each othe – approx. 0.4 mi.