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Putnam Collection of Sculpture, Princeton University

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A group of sculptures on the Princeton University campus

The John B. Putnam, Jr. Memorial Collection of Sculpture is a group of outdoor sculptures distributed through the Princeton University campus in Princeton, New Jersey. The collection is made up of works from 20th and 21st century sculptors.[1] In March 1968, President Robert Goheen announced that an anonymous donor gave a $1 million fund for the collection in honor of Princeton alumni John B. Putnam, Jr., Lieutenant U.S.A, who was killed in action during World War II.[3] The works were selected based on a committee of alumni who current or former directors of art museums,[3] and the first 20 were purchased in 1969 and 1970.

The collection was first designed to have only 20 sculptures, but after receiving George Segal's Abraham and Issac, in 1979, the total catalogue increased to 21. The Princeton University Art Museum describes the collection as "not a static phenomenon" and that "work is underway to identify and purchase or commission works by artists."[1]

List of sculptures[edit]

The following is the twenty original sculptures before later ones were added.

Official additions[edit]

Once the initial collection was finished, the university received George Segal's Abraham and Issac as a gift in 1979. The piece was commissioned for Kent State University in memorial of the 1970 Kent State shootings, but it was deemed too provocative.[47] Segal subsequently donated it to Princeton as it was where he taught sculpture,[47] and it was installed in 1979. The university would continue to receive additional sculptures through purchasing, continued support by the Putnam family through the Mildred Andrews Fund, or as gifts from artists; however, only Segal's work was included in the collection.

Name of Piece Artist Executed Installed Material Location Image References Abraham and Isaac: In Memory of May 4, 1970, Kent State University George Segal 1978–1979 1979 Cast bronze Between Firestone Library and the University Chapel [49][3] Unofficial additions[edit]

The Princeton University Art Museum classifies several other pieces of artwork as falling under either the collection, although no reference to them as official additions can be found.[e] Additionally, while the art museum's map on the Putnam Collection labels Scott Burton's Public Table as part of the collection,[50][f] no official publication nor the listing on the art museum's website considers it an official component.[52]

Name of Piece Artist Executed Installed Material Location Image References Einstein's Table Maya Lin 2019 2019 Jet Mist Granite Lewis Arts Complex [53][54] The Princeton Line Maya Lin 2018 2018 Earth drawing Lewis Arts Complex [55][54] URODA Ursula von Rydingsvard 2015 2015 Copper, steel, bronze Entrance to the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment [56]

Several works on campus, while not part of the collection, have received funding from either the Mildred Andrews Fund, like Scott Burton's Public Table,[52] or the John B. Putnam Jr. Memorial Fund, like Doug and Mike Starn's (Any) Body Oddly Propped.[57]

  1. ^ Designed in 1962
  2. ^ The piece was fabricated and installed during the same year.
  3. ^ Designed in 1931–1932
  4. ^ Previously located at the courtyard formed by Lourie-Love Hall and 1922, 1940, 1941, and 1942 dormitories
  5. ^ More specifically, with the most recent literature on the collection being published before the latest additions, it is unclear if the pieces are a part of the official catalogue.
  6. ^ The map also includes Maya Lin's Einstein's Table and The Princeton Line, while forgetting Sir Jacob Epstein's Professor Albert Einstein, David Smith's Cubi XIII, and Michael Hall's Mastodon VI.
  1. ^ a b "Campus Collections". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Kiefer-Roulet, Evelyn (September 1, 2008). "The John and Mildred Putnam Sculpture Collection Patronage and the Role of a Campus Sculpture Collection". Collections. 4 (3): 266. doi:10.1177/155019060800400307. ISSN 1550-1906.
  3. ^ "Atmosphere and Environment X (y1969-18)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Construction in the Third and Fourth Dimension (y1969-130)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "Cubi XIII (y1969-19)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "Five Disks: One Empty (y1969-126)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "Floating Figure (y1969-72)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "Head of a Woman (y1969-131)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "Marok-Marok-Miosa (y1969-21)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "Mastodon VI (y1969-81)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  11. ^ "Moses (y1969-104)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  12. ^ "Northwood II (y1969-16)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  13. ^ "Oval with Points (y1969-128)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  14. ^ "Professor Albert Einstein (y1970-115)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  15. ^ "Song of the Vowels (y1969-22)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  16. ^ "Sphere VI (y1969-20)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  17. ^ "Spheric Theme (y1974-85)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  18. ^ "Stone Riddle (y1972-41)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  19. ^ "The Bride (y1969-127)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  20. ^ "Two Planes Vertical Horizontal II (y1972-42)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  21. ^ "Upstart II (y1971-13)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  22. ^ "White Sun (y1969-129)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  23. ^ a b Burgess, Daniel (November 20, 2019). "Art in the bubble: 'Abraham and Isaac'". The Daily Princetonian. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  24. ^ "Abraham and Isaac: In Memory of May 4, 1970, Kent State University (y1978-49)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  25. ^ "Putnam Collection". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  26. ^ a b "Public Table". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  27. ^ "Einstein's Table (2019-238)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  28. ^ a b Spike, Carlett (December 4, 2019). "On the Campus: Maya Lin's 'The Princeton Line' and 'Einstein's Table'". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  29. ^ "The Princeton Line (2018-88)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  30. ^ "URODA (2015-6739)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  31. ^ "(Any) Body Oddly Propped (2015-6737)". Princeton University Art Museum. Princeton University. Retrieved July 27, 2021.

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