1. Joseph Wharton, 1906 by Joseph Story (1857–1919), Oil on canvas
Even from his grave, Joseph Wharton is looking down on us. It's surprising that he couldn't crack a smile, though. He invented, owned and won the industrialism game. It probably gets lonely at the top.
2. Arrowhead, 2002 by Charles Searles, Polychrome Wood Construction
Does anybody else see the word “money” in this installation? (Ed. note: No. We're liberal arts majors.)
3. Blue Figure, 2010 by Deborah Kahn, Oil on Linen
The figure actually looks hopeful--pensive and blue, but underneath working in multifaceted and multicolored ways. We wish we had the (I count) seven legs of the figure to help keep us standing after hours of networking and info session-ing
