Decorative step lights were envisioned for the circular staircase which serves as a focal point for the south end of the library. In 1990, three glass artists -- John Rose, Linda Ethier, and Liz Capelli -- were invited to make a proposal for the design and fabrication of cast glass sculptures to decorate (and illuminate) these stairs. In 1991, Ethier, of Portland, Oregon, was selected for the project, and in response to the selection committee’s suggestions, she used collections unique to Knight Library as the inspiration for her final designs. Ethier’s completed work, entitled Luminated Manuscripts, consists of 15 glass panels installed on the guardrails of the three flights of stairs that comprise what is now called the Solari Staircase. This staircase is named for Mary Corrigan Solari, a 1946 UO graduate, and her husband, Richard Solari, who contributed to the Knight Library expansion project. Initially installed in November, 1992, the glass sculptures were adjusted with filters in August 1993 to enhance their appearance. The panels depict a variety of figures and objects associated with library collections, and several images are based on recommendations from library staff. Thus these illuminated panels represent a unique collaboration resulting in art about the library: its environment, collections, and the people it serves. (information provided by Ed Teague, Head of the University of Oregon's Architecture & Allied Arts Library. For more detail on Ethier's Luminated Manuscripts, please view http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~ehteague/staircase/ ) For an overview on the process behind the creation of this work, please view this page created by Ed Teague: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~ehteague/staircase/ethier.html, Linda Ethier; glass; 1995; U of O Knight Library, info@lindaethier.com, http://www.lindaethier.com/, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is Lane Arts. You may view their website at http://www.lanearts.org/
This view presents a detail of the bronze wall relief that depicts sports fans with their arms raised in the act of cheering on their team. The figures emerge from the wall in varying degrees of completeness, starting with the most present figures in the foreground and the least present in the background. These figures represent the more present figures in the foreground., Tom Morandi received his B.S. in Art Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1966 and his M.F.A. in Sculpture from Ohio University in 1971.He has been a Professor of Art at Oregon State University since 1989., tmorandi@comcast.net; tmorandi@oregonstate.edu, http://www.tommorandi.com/, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/
This bronze wall relief depicts sports fans with their arms raised in the act of cheering on their team. The figures emerge from the wall in varying degrees of completeness, starting with the most present figures in the foreground and the least present in the background., Tom Morandi received his B.S. in Art Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1966 and his M.F.A. in Sculpture from Ohio University in 1971.He has been a Professor of Art at Oregon State University since 1989., tmorandi@comcast.net; tmorandi@oregonstate.edu, http://www.tommorandi.com/, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/
Jacques Overhoff; OSU Vet Med Bldg; 1979, For another image of Jacques Overhoff's work, please visit: http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/index.asp?NID=608, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website, ArtCentric, at http://www.artcentric.org/
This piece consists of a collection of green, blue, and white round reflectors arranged parallel to one another to create three waves' crests. The wave in the middle is green while the two flanking it are blue., http://www.reflectorart.com/dick/index.html, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/
This bronze wall relief depicts sports fans with their arms raised in the act of cheering on their team. The figures emerge from the wall in varying degrees of completeness, starting with the most present figures in the foreground and the least present in the background., Tom Morandi received his B.S. in Art Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1966 and his M.F.A. in Sculpture from Ohio University in 1971.He has been a Professor of Art at Oregon State University since 1989., tmorandi@comcast.net; tmorandi@oregonstate.edu, http://www.tommorandi.com/, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/
This bronze wall relief depicts sports fans with their arms raised in the act of cheering on their team. The figures emerge from the wall in varying degrees of completeness, starting with the most present figures in the foreground and the least present in the background., Tom Morandi received his B.S. in Art Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1966 and his M.F.A. in Sculpture from Ohio University in 1971.He has been a Professor of Art at Oregon State University since 1989., tmorandi@comcast.net; tmorandi@oregonstate.edu, http://www.tommorandi.com/, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/
Jacques Overhoff; OSU Vet Med Bldg; 1979, For another image of Jacques Overhoff's work, please visit: http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/index.asp?NID=608, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website, ArtCentric, at http://www.artcentric.org/
This sculpture made of wood and ceramics has oblong shapes in the primary colors of red, blue, and yellow. The shapes protrude out from a wooden platform on a wall., Dennis Cunningham and Bill Moore; Untitled; Blind Commission, Bill Moore: buddha-cat@mindspring.com, Brief article on Dennis Cunningham: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-66888284.html For more images of Bill Moore, check the following link: http://www.garden-art.com/sculpture/moore/william.html, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Regional Arts & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/
A round, stained glass piece shown in context in a window at the State Capitol., Ed Carpenter; State Capitol, http://www.edcarpenter.net/profile/EdCarpenter_resume.pdf, http://www.edcarpenter.net/home/home.html, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html