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chapman university campus collection

  

Esca-Let’s Get Scary!

October 26, 2015 by | Escalette Permanent Collection of Art

We here at the Escalette Permanent Collection of Art are proud to house a wide variety of art pieces. These artistic works are diverse in time period, style, color, medium, and subjects. Below, we have decided to feature  some of the pieces in our collection to celebrate the Halloween season! Be they intentionally or unintentionally eerie,

Bauhaus In the Middle of the Street

October 19, 2015 by | Escalette Permanent Collection of Art

German architect Walter Gropius opened the Bauhaus school in 1919 in Weimer, Germany. The Bauhaus served not only as a school for architects, but a site for re-imagining the material world through the unification of all the arts. The school combined crafts school, academy of the arts, and architecture school, providing workshops in cabinetmaking, textile making, metalworking,

Chapman’s curator team paints the campus with inspiration

July 2, 2015 by | Escalette Permanent Collection of Art

One of Chapman’s signature attributes is our highly regarded artwork from world-renowned artists. Ever wonder about how these beautiful pieces got here — how they were selected, who installed them or other curator details? Chapman has our very own on-site curator, Natalie Lawler, assistant collections registrar and preparator, who manages, catalogs, installs and maintains the University’s fine art