In celebration of Louisiana State University's sesquicentennial,
Treasures of LSU trumpets the numerous and diverse riches found
throughout the Baton Rouge campus and beyond. The 101 distinguished
artworks, architectural gems, research collections, and scientific
and cultural artifacts highlighted here represent only a small
fraction of the material resources that surround and engage LSU
faculty, staff, and students on a daily basis. As LSU chancellor
emeritus Paul W. Murrill declares in his foreword, "All reflect
expressions of superb quality. All encourage, in one way or
another, the human spirit to soar."
Some of these treasures act as artistic backdrops to everyday
campus life. In Unity Ascending, the striking Frank Hayden
sculpture, greets all who enter the LSU Student Union. Vibrant
Depression-era murals decorate the corridors of Allen Hall. Other
treasures reside in out-of-the-way places. The Department of
Geology and Geophysics houses the Henry V. Howe Type Collection of
shelled microorganisms -- tiny, beautifully varied fossils that
frequently aid geologists in determining the ages of rocks and
features of ancient environments. The LSU Museum of Natural
Science, in Foster Hall, holds one of the largest and most
prestigious research collections of bird specimens in the
world.
An LSU cadet uniform and a hand-spun Acadian quilt from the LSU
Textile & Costume Museum; an enchanting silky-camellia specimen
from the collections of the LSU Herbarium, founded in 1869; pottery
by Walter Anderson and portraits by William Hogarth and Joshua
Reynolds from the LSU Museum of Art -- all showcase the immense
variety of LSU's assets. Other featured treasures include a
historic dogtrot house at the LSU Rural Life Museum, John James
Audubon's double elephant folio Birds of America from the E. A.
McIlhenny Natural History Collection at Hill Memorial Library, and
cherished campus landmarks like the Indian Mounds, the French
House, and Mike the Tiger's habitat.
Full-page color photographs set off the treasures to stunning
effect. Interpretive essays by LSU faculty, staff, and students
explain the origins, history, and sometimes myths surrounding each
item. Published by LSU Press during its seventy-fifth year of
operation, Treasures of LSU is itself a treasure that inspires
pleasure and amazement in discovering the wealth and diversity of
LSU's resources and affirms the university's numerous cultural
contributions to the world community.
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