It’s been exactly twenty years since the Committee on Art in Public Places (CAPP) accepted Jules Olitski’s King Kong—a beautifully abstract, almost minimalist work in cor-ten steel, gifted to the College by Sophia Healy, daughter of former professor Arthur Healy—and sited it in front of the Johnson Building. This summer, as a serendipitous, unwitting tribute to the acquisition of King Kong, CAPP has accepted another gift in cor-ten steel, a monumental work by Middlebury alumnus J. Pindyck Miller ’60 titled Youbie Obie. Continue reading
Steel Yourselves, Here Comes Youbie Obie
- Author By Douglas Perkins
- Publication date August 21, 2014
- Categories: Midd Blogosphere
- Categories: Atwater, Chateau, Coffrin Hall, cor-ten steel, King Kong, Public Art, Smog, Youbie Obie