Accession Number
1940.210

Title
The Engineering Quadrangle

Artist(s)
Wilfred Byron Shaw

Object Creation Date
1919

Medium & Support
etching on paper

Dimensions
5 in x 3 15/16 in (12.7 cm x 10 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Prof. and Mrs. Alfred H. White

Subject matter
This view of the Engineering Arch through West Hall, designed by the architect Albert Kahn, is an example of the numerous etchings Wilfred Byron Shaw created of the campus of the University of Michigan. Shaw worked for many years with the University's Alumni Association, first as a secretary and eventually as the Director. During his career at Michigan, he wrote several papers on—and histories of—the University. In addition to these writings, Shaw documented the school through his etchings of campus, such as this one, and through portraits of several important personalities in the University's history such as Presidents Tappan, Angell, and Hutchins.

Physical Description
This is an etching of a paved path to an archway under a building. The path leads from the foreground of the print back into the distance. Trees line the path and in the background is a building with two turrets above and an archway below.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit http://umma.umich.edu/request-image for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.

Keywords
archways
campuses
paths
universities (buildings)