Garrison Hall Window UT BW
by Joan Carroll
Title
Garrison Hall Window UT BW
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
This is the black and white version of the photo entitled 'Garrison Hall Window UT'. On my way from here to there on the University of Texas campus, I was amazed to find the beautiful architecture of Garrison Hall! It was so beautiful and ornate, and initially seemed out of place on a Texan campus. But while Garrison Hall continues some of the same Mediterranean architectural motifs as other early UT buildings, look closely and you will see that it is unmistakably �Texan.� Limestone carvings of longhorn skulls, cacti and bluebonnets decorate the entrances. Imprinted below the eaves are the names of statesmen from the Republic of Texas, among them: Houston, Austin, Travis and Lamar. And 32 terra-cotta cattle brands adorn the building, carefully chosen to represent various periods in the development of the State of Texas. Garrison Hall is the only college building anywhere to have cattle brands on its outer walls. The unusual choice received national press while the building was under construction. Says one website "Nestled in the southeast corner of the Main Mall, peeking out from behind a canopy of live oak and magnolia trees, Garrison Hall is an architectural gem. Unfortunately, it goes largely ignored, overshadowed by its neighbor, none other than the UT Tower. But for the visitor who takes the time to look, Garrison is well worth the effort." Opened in 1926, Garrison Hall was host to a collage of academic departments; English, government, psychology, sociology, philosophy, economics and history initially shared the facility, though all but the last have since found lodgings elsewhere on the campus. Named after George P. Garrison, who joined the University faculty in 1884 and served as the first chair of the history department.
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July 31st, 2014
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