Bookhead

Continue down the long, grassy corridor to Hutchison Drive. Cross it carefully, looking out for bicyclists, and you’ll find yourself at Shields Library, where Bookhead is prominently displayed on the entrance patio. If you’re here during finals week, you’ll see many students doing their best impression of the ceramic scholar. Bookhead was installed in October 1991. The head is face-down, with a furrowed brow and its nose buried in an open book. Bookhead is the only sculpture of the five that is painted a different color (a light blue); it was made from a slightly tougher enamel. Students kiss the sculpture for good luck.