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Suzzallo Library and Broken Obelisk

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  • Western facade of Suzzallo Library showing terra cotta sculptures of two of the 18 "Great Thinkers" found on the front and sides of the library. Henry Suzzallo, President of the University when the library was built in 1923, requested nominations by the faculty of the "great thinkers of the world." 246 were nominated and 18 were then chosen by a committee. Allan Clark, a Tacoma sculptor was hired to sculpt them.
  • WPA mural in the Smith Room of Suzzallo Library
  • WPA mural in the Smith Room of Suzzallo Library
  • Stained glass in the Smith Room, Suzzallo Library
  • Chandelier and stained glass in the Graduate Reading Room of Suzzallo Library
  • Graduate Reading Room, Suzzallo Library
  • Ornate panelling and wood carvings in the Graduate Reading Room of Suzzallo Library
  • Broken Obelisk and entrance to Suzzallo Library
  • Study area in Graduate Reading Room in Suzzallo Library
  • Detail of one of the decorative carvings by H L Erickson located above the doors to the Graduate Reading Room of Suzzallo Library
  • A rainy day in Red Square with the Broken Obelisk and entrance to Suzzallo Library in the background. Note the three figures at the top of the three portals, "Thought," "Inspiration," and "Mastery"
  • Suzzallo Library and Broken Obelisk
  • Computer station access area in Suzzallo Library
  • Latern at Suzzallo Library entrance with Gerberding Hall in background
  • Celebration of the reopening of Suzzallo Library after its renovation in 2002
  • A bicyclist heads into Red Square in front of Suzzallo Library in a January, 1989 snowstorm
  • Celebration of the reopening of Suzzallo Library after its renovation in 2002. Note the "thought" figure on his perch at the top of the portal. I wonder what he thinks of the Husky Marching Band
  • Snowstorm in Red Square, January, 1989
  • Snowstorm in Red Square, February, 1989
  • Facade of Suzzallo Library
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