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Princeton University West: Art and Architecture, Photographer's Stroll Series

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Princeton University Campus Outdoor, Photographer's Stroll. There will be a series of tours, each with a different section of the campus. I am breaking it down to be an approximate 1.2 mile hike, with about an additional mile to return to the beginning point, tops. Photographers, and slow walkers are welcome. We will hit about 10 to 12 locations on each stroll, and give everyone about 5+ minutes at each point, for about an hour and a half to two hour walk.
We will meet outside Wawa by the train station, which is adjacent to the Theatre Garage, which is the recommended parking location, it also has adjacent lots, both are FREE on weekends, and weeknights after 4PM. Theatre Garage is off of Alexander Street, on Theatre Drive. There IS a bathroom available in the Wawa.

This is the first of the series: West: Art and Architecture
This Art and Architecture tour will cover:
-Outside Lewis Arts Center, Roth Building, Einstein's Table, 2019, Maya Lin, born 1959, Athens, OH; active New York and Colorado, Jet Mist Granite
-Adjacent to Lewis Arts Center, outdoor water feature, with squares within.
-Across from Lewis Arts Center: The Princeton Line, 2018, Maya Lin, born 1959, Athens, OH; active New York and Colorado, Earth drawing
-Behind Dinky Bar & Restaurant: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads, 2010, Ai Weiwei, born 1957, Beijing, China; active New York, NY, Beijing, and Europe, Bronze
-(IF ACCESSIBLE): Head of a Woman, Designed 1962, executed 1971, executed by Carl Nesjar, Norwegian, 1920–2015, designed by Pablo Picasso, 1881–1973; born Malaga, Spain; died Mougins, France; active, Paris, Cast concrete, granite, and quartzite, y1969-131
-Pyne Hall, Laughlin Hall, Blair Hall and Blair Arch
-Madison Hall, with interior archway areas, and statue: The Bride, 1956–61, Reg Butler, British, 1913–1981, Cast bronze, y1969
-Alexander Hall, Southern side: Bas-Relief on south facade of Alexander Hall depicting Arts & Sciences Paying Tribute to Learning, ca. 1894, John Massey Rhind, American, born Scotland, 1860–1936, J. A. Bolger, Red sandstone
-Rockefeller Hall areas, and work over to MacLean House and rear garden.
-Nassau Hall front, between Tigers, group photo.
-Head to Oval with Points: Oval with Points, 1969–70, Henry Moore, 1898–1986; born , Castleford, UK; died Perry Green, UK, Bronze, y1969
-Return down Elm (possible BONUS Prospect Gardens detour-at Brown Hall IF construction lets us, if not Patton Hall cut through and then back)

Themes of UPCOMING, additional, already mapped out by me, future Photographer's Strolls, ALL, each will be about same, 1.2 miles for approx total of 1.5 hours:
East: Art & Secret Gardens
South: Art & Life
I will work at scheduling around, not on Mother's Day, Memorial Day, and Father's day weekends, with the series, as well as other group activities where possible to not conflict.
I hope to give you all a ZEN place, a path to walk for short walks as well as to explore the art, architecture, and atmosphere, by coming along on these, and then making them your own :) I create videos of the walks with art made out of the photos I snap out of the videos! Yet, I also like to regularly take short walks around campus, and have learned where all the interesting photographic locations are within the grounds, even finding something new each zen walk.
I will update, in a comment, the night before, or early AM the day of the hike if weather is an issue, and what the scoop is... do look for same if the weather is a possible issue.

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Sunday, May 18, 2025
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