[Photo by Hilary Hla '13]
Gregory Warmack (1948-2012), better known as "Mr. Imagination", a Chicago artist, lived in Bethlehem from 2001 to 2008, and contributed many pieces to the town, including the bus stop on 4th Street and "Alferd" (yes, spelled like that!) the Mule, which can be found in the Lehigh University Art Galleries. His artwork can be found in places like the Smithsonian American Art Museum; the House of Blues in Orlando, Las Vegas and Chicago; and the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. His works features the use of mosaic tiles, bottle caps, and other recycled pieces. Below is a collection of photographs from the "Sculpture Garden," which he made along with Professor Norman Girardot, from the Department of Religion Studies. The small meadow isn't kept up by the school, so it has been deteriorating since its creation. Every once and a while, however, different student additions show up to the space, breathing new life into it.
[Photo by John Brodish '13]
[Photo by Meghan Barwick '15]
[Photo by Meghan Barwick '15]
[Photo by Meghan Barwick '15]
[Photo by Meghan Barwick '15]
[Photo by Meghan Barwick '15]
[Photo by Hilary Hla '13]
[Photo by Hilary Hla '13]
[Photo by Hilary Hla '13]
[Photo by Hilary Hla '13]
[Photo by Hilary Hla '13]
[Photo by Hilary Hla '13]
[Photo by Hilary Hla '13]
[Photo by Hilary Hla '13]
[Photo by Hilary Hla '13]
One could take hours to pour over the small details that Warmack has included in his pieces on Lehigh's campus, and it is definitely something that should be on every student's bucket list.
-Meghan Barwick '15
Lovely! Good that you captured one of Lehigh's greatest hidden treasures.
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