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Art Collection
Presently, the School of Pharmacy boasts the largest collection of art among all the School's and Colleges within Temple University. The art collection began in 1968 and developed under the guidance of Assistant Dean Fred Gable. Mr. Gable, a recognized art connoisseur and member of the University General Arts Committee, suggested that the graduating class present a watercolor by Ranulph Bye to the School in memory of Charles Unangst, a student who had passed away during the summer following his first year at Temple.
Over the following decades, photography, sculpture, and fine art continued to be amassed from graduating classes, organizations, memorial donations and as outright gifts. The collection now numbers over 170 prints, oils, watercolors, photographs, and sculptures which are displayed in the hallways, classrooms, and individual faculty and staff offices of the School of Pharmacy.
The fine art comprising the School of Pharmacy's collection graces our hallways and offices lending an atmosphere of culture and serenity to the busy, complex and often stressful world of pharmacy education. The School is indeed fortunate to have accumulated these expressions of the artistic impulse, for they provide a cultural theme that complements the scientific focus of our academic endeavors.
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Edward Loper The Railroad Underpass Gift of John Castagno, 1975 Oil on canvas |
Charles LeClair The Standard Bearers Presented by Fred Gable, 1976 Charcoal, chalk, and collage |
Charles LeClair Spread Eagle 1976 Acrylic on canvas |
Roger LaPelle Nobbie Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Carey, 1977 Acrylic on canvas |
Steven Miller Flower Still Life Gift of Mortar and Pestle Players, 1972 Acrylic on canvas |
Mitzi Melnicoff Blue Room Gift of Edward I. Bernstein, 1974 Oil on canvas |
John Mangano Faces Gift of the Artist, 1979 Kinetic sculpture with wood, tile, and tape |
Jimmy Lueders Composition Purchased by Philadelphia Association of Retail Druggists Ladies Auxiliary, 1969 Oil on canvas |
Martha Zipin If You've Seen One Presented by Class of 1970 Oil on burlap |
John Trippel A Double Portrait Cultural Fund Purchase, 1975 Acrylic on canvas |
James Ross Jersey Gothic Gift of Class of 1973 Watercolor |
Elizabeth Osborne Currents Gift of Class of 1972 Acrylic on canvas |
Frederick Gill Elizabeth at the Beach Gift of Edward I. Bernstein, 1974 Oil on canvas |
Millard Gladfelter The Barbershop and Blacksmith Gift of the Artist, 1976 Acrylic on canvas |
Jay Hannah Cannery Row II Gift of the Artist, 1976 Collage, mixed media |
Jay Hannah Federal Gift of the Artist and Newman Galleries, 1975 Oil on composition board |
Jay Hannah Modern Version of Whistler's Mother Gift of the Artist, 1976 Collage, oil |
James Harvard Sioux I Cultural Fund purchase, 1976 Acrylic on ragboard |
Nils Hogner The Rosary Gift of Christopher Macatsoris, 1975 Oil on composition board |
Humbert Howard Boy Bird and Calf Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Gross, 1977 Oil on canvas |
Clayton Anderson Jade Gazelle Gift of Cultural Fund, 1979 Oil on canvas |
Clayton Anderson Pear Enigma Gift of Cultural Fund, 1979 Oil on canvas |
Clayton Anderson Portrait Gift of Class of 1973 Oil on canvas |
Martha Armstrong Yellow Wood Gift of Class of 1980 Acrylic on canvas |
Laszlo Bagi Old Morgan Pharmacy Gift of Alumni Funds Premium, 1991 Silkscreen artist proof |
Laszlo Bagi Sullivan Hall - Temple University |
Harry Bertoia Sound Presented by Class of 1977 and faculty members in memory of Mario Esposito Beryllium and copper tonal sculpture |
Morris Blackburn Blue Rocker Gift of Mrs. Rose Boonin and son Martin, 1973 Gouache |
Mary Butler New England Coast Purchased by Cultural Fund, 1979 Oil painting |
Nick Coviello Cymbidium White Cluster Donated by Cultural Fund, 1977 Oil on canvas |
Lucius Crowell Church Door Gift of Mortar and Pestle Players, 1973 Oil on canvas |
Rafael Ferrer Untitled Gift of John Castagno, 1976 Sculpture, thick aluminum relief |
