Yep so Farrago in the late 1950s was thrilled by the new art being commissioned by university administration and never missed an opportunity to show its excitement. Here's an example.
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Farrago 24 March 1959 p.4. There were probably other responses. But how ho-hum is this now. And then there's...
Annoyingly, I failed to record the date/page on the above. I'm pretty sure it's 17 Mar 1959 p. 1. Sorry. Anyway, this statue was clearly a major thrill to everyone on campus in '59.
Don't even start me on Tom Bass' mural for Wilson Hall. They really laid into that.
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