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| Title of Piece: |
Lorch Column |
| Artist: |
Unknown |
| Acquired: |
1930 |
| Material(s): |
Limestone and steel |
| Category: |
Artifact |
| Location: |
North side of Art & Architecture building |
| Comments: |
Acquired through the efforts of Dean Emil Lorch. The Corinthian column was made for the Home Office Building of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company of Newark, NJ, but never installed on the building. Gift of Colonel William Starrett (class of 1897E) of New York. The truncated column was originally installed in the courtyard of Lorch Hall (the original home of the College of Architecture; see photo on left). In 2007, the column was moved to North Campus, mounted on a tall base, with a steel element inserted to raise the column to what would have been its original height had it been installed on a building (photo on right). This was done as part of the centennial celebration of the founding of the department that became the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. It has informally been referred to as the Lorch Column, in honor of Emil Lorch, first dean of the college and the person responsible for obtaining the object. |
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