UNT Campus Art Tour

Shadow Garden

power-coated stainless-steel, UNT.2022.08

Matthew Ritchie's "Shadow Garden" is a 22 foot tall, 7,000-pound sculpture. This installation is a part of Richie's multi-layered exhibnition "Florilegium". This project explores Ritchie's deep investigation into the history of mapping human knowledge and his experince using complex systems.

Charles Williams, Earth Mother, 1958

limestone from Carthage, Mo, UNT.2010.21

Originally commissioned for Ted and Lucile Weiner’s Fort Worth sculpture collection, “Mother Earth” was donated to UNT in 1973 by Regent and Mrs. Hugh Wolfe after they bought the Weiner's home. This piece, created from five large blocks of Carthage marble, sits atop a hill that was built up specifically for its placement. Williams, who was well known for his architectural sculptures, created a smooth silhouette that moves viewer’s eye around the piece. Today, it serves as a popular landmark used to identify the main College of Visual Arts and Design building.

Mac Whitney, Carrizo, 1992

cut & shaped steel, paint, UNT.2010.14

Mac Whitney, known for bending huge pieces of steel to create large-scale works of art, resides in Ovilla, Texas. His work is featured in museums and galleries across the nation and in public spaces throughout Texas. Whitney took part in the annual Texas Sculpture Symposium (1970-1980), which brought deserved attention to sculpture in public spaces. Carrizo was donated by Mrs. Lucille "Lupe" Murchison to commemorate the founding of the original School of Visual Art at UNT.

David Iles, Dr. JKG Silvey, 1998

cast bronze, UNT.2010.25

This sculpture series is part of the Crow Creek Collection of Native Texas Animals. The series was created by artist and alumnus David Iles (MFA ca. ’84) and donated by Dallas- based art collector, Trammell Crow. The animals are used as teaching tools at the Elm Fork Education Center, the public branch of the Environmental Institute of Applied Sciences. Plaques corresponding to each animal include information about habitat, behavior, and diet. A duplicate set of “Native Texas Wildlife Series” can be found at the Dallas Arboretum.

The final installment in the Wildlife Series represents the human species, created to recognize the wise counsel and outstanding contributions of Dr. J.K.G. Silvey, affectionately known as “Doc Silvey”, who was Chair of the UNT Department of Biology from 1952-1973 and retired as a Distinguished Professor Emeritus in 1977. The sculpture, unveiled April 25, 2008, depicts Silvey studying the contents of a beaker, surrounded by tools and objects that represent his interests. Funding for the statue was raised through joint efforts by the UNT Department of Biological Sciences, the Institute of Applied Sciences, and the J.K.G. Silvey Society.

David Iles, Native Wildlife Series, 1998

cast bronze, UNT.2010.57-.72 & .93

Hawk

David Iles, Native Wildlife Series, 1998

cast bronze, UNT.2010.65

White-tailed Deer

David Iles, Native Wildlife Series, 1998

cast bronze, UNT.2010.64

Gray Fox

David Iles, Native Wildlife Series, 1998

cast bronze, UNT.2010.62

Nine-banded Armadillo

David Iles, Native Wildlife Series, 1998

cast bronze, UNT.2010.93

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

David Iles, Native Wildlife Series, 1998

cast bronze, UNT.2010.57-.72 & .93

Greater Road Runner

David Iles, Native Wildlife Series, 1998

cast bronze, UNT.2010.57-.72 & .93

Black-tailed Prairie Dog

David Iles, Native Wildlife Series, 1998

cast bronze, UNT.2010.57-.72 & .93

American Crow

David Iles, Native Wildlife Series, 1998

cast bronze, UNT.2010.59

Coyote

David Iles, Native Wildlife Series, 1998

cast bronze, UNT.2010.58

Jackrabbit

David Iles, Native Wildlife Series, 1998

cast bronze, UNT.2010.57-.72 & .93

Great Horned Owl on Perch

David Iles, Native Wildlife Series, 1998

cast bronze, UNT.2010.57-.72 & .93

Northern Bobwhites

David Iles, Native Wildlife Series, 1998

cast bronze, UNT.2010.71

Bobcat

David Iles, Native Wildlife Series, 1998

cast bronze, UNT.2010.72

Eastern Fox Squirrel

Constance Whitney Warren, Equestrian Portrait of Diego Velásquez, 1924

cast bronze, UNT.2010.22

In this piece, Constance Whitney Warren, who specialized in bronze equestrian statues, portrays the Spanish Baroque painter Diego Velasquez on horseback with a small artist pallet near the horse's front hooves. It was donated by Harlan Crow Family in 1994 and placed near the General Academic Building in a small clearing surrounded by trees. The sculpture was situated in this location to begin a practice of placing works of art in more public spaces around campus

Gerald Balciar, In High Places, 1990

cast bronze, UNT.2010.23

Balciar's large sculpture of a soaring eagle serves as a rallying point for the UNT community, Dedicated in 1990 as part of the UNT Centennial celebration, it is located in the center of campus and serves as a popular landmark and meeting place for UNT students. Balciar, who specializes in realistic wildlife sculptures, is featured in numerous corporate and private collections across the United States, He is known for developing a process that takes small maquettes and re-sizes them to life-size or larger proportions.

Jesús Moroles, Shield, 2016

granite, UNT Union Collection

The sculpture features two 18’ panels of stone that weigh a combined 20 tons. Jesús Moroles' ('78, B.F.A.) acclaimed public art sculptures contributed to former President George W. Bush awarding him the  2008 National Medal of the Arts , the highest award given to artists by the U.S. president. The sculpture at UNT was financed by Jerome “Bruzzy” Westheimer.

Patrick Woodruff, Untitled, 1979

cut, welded steel, UNT.2010.18

Patrick Woodruff is a former UNT student (BFA ’84), who created this piece while studying in the undergraduate sculpture program. Purchased by Paul Voertman for UNT Art collection 1979. It was the first sculpture to win the first prize.

Richard Lang, Orpheus, ca. 1965

bronze, College of Music Collection

Richard Lang, a former faculty member in Art Education at UNT, was commissioned by Phi Mu Alpha to create this piece for the UNT College of Music. The Gamma Theta chapter of Phi Mu Alpha dedicated the sculpture in 1967.

Jonathan Snow, The Sustaining Arch, 2008

cast bronze, UNT.2010.35

Located in the Library Mall, Jonathan Snow's "Sustaining Arch" is dedicated to the memory of the University of North Texas students who died during their time on campus. Snow, a UNT alumnus (MFA '08), was commissioned by the Student Government Association in 2004 for the creation of this piece- an arch of cast books, with delicate traces of titles and fabrics.

Glenna Goodacre, The Runner, 1997

Cast bronze, UNT.2010.41

Dallas-based sculptor Glenna Goodacre is best known for creating the Vietnam Women's Memorial in Washington D.C. and designing the Golden Sacajawea Dollar. These works were originally designed as part of a multi-figure installation, Park Place, in Talkington Park Plaza in Glenna Goodacre's hometown of Lubbock, Texas.

Glenna Goodacre, The Lovers, 1997

Cast bronze, UNT.2010.42