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E-PrinceThe nine-foot headless guardians of McCormick Hall have vanished. The collection of statues by 79-year-old Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz, titled “Big Figures,” has been on loan to the University Art Museum for the past five years and was taken down ...(back to the article)
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the statues were weird, but I've never known Princeton without them, so I'm sad to see them go.
The timing of this article is curious, since Don Fisher, former trustee and honorary member of the Class of 1976, as well as father of three Princetonians died on Friday, Sept. 25. The Fishers have made signifcant contributions to Princeton including the Art Museum, Fisher-Bendheim Hall, and Fisher Hall (in Whitman College). Like "Big Figures," Don Fisher will be missed.
I agree with Class'76 comments about the timing of this article. I emailed the Prince yesterday suggesting they do an article on Don Fisher's passing, given his contributions to the University and to Teach for America. If this is their response, then the Prince is rather pathetic indeed. He deserves more honor than this article.
The sculptures are gone? I am so upset I graduated last year.
Thank goodness! they were awful!
Is "Head of a Woman" going to come back?
The idea for the article came before Don Fisher passed away and before the Prince even knew who had lent the statues to the University. We were simply curious about why the figures had disappeared. Don Fisher's passing is indeed sad but it is merely a coincidence that this article came out so shortly after his death.
Beyond the artist's intentions, what about connections that arise when considering the sculptures in light of the masses in Princeton mindlessly losing themselves in the crowd (perhaps of investment bankers)?
Finally!
Picasso's "Head of the Woman" had to be moved because of the Marquand library expansion and won't come back (I was told it would be too heavy for the new below-ground levels). The sculpture now sits between Spelman and the Dinky station.