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Our growing permanent collection of international 20th and 21st-century paintings, sculpture, photography, mixed media, and public art is of rare range and quality for such a young institution, featuring seminal works by artists such as Faith Ringgold, Richard Serra, Kiki Smith, Romare Bearden, Gerhard Richter, Nancy Spero, and Ragnar Kjartansson.

These works connect our campus and community to a global dialogue about art and expand on the role of museums in society. Our blossoming collection serves as our launchpad for expanding the Kenyon experience through creative thinking, scholarship, and innovative teaching pedagogies.

Experience Our Collection

What does it mean to collect?

As we grow our collection of 20th and 21st-century paintings, sculpture, photography, mixed media, and public art, we seek to inspire a more nuanced understanding of the challenges and opportunities we face as a society. The Gund prioritizes ease of access and encourages deep reflection, self-discovery, and a sense of belonging through art in the innovative ways we share and interpret our collection.

Public Art on Campus

Kenyon College’s idyllic campus provides the perfect backdrop for a number of important and historically meaningful works of art from the Gund Gallery Collection and the Kenyon College Collection. These permanent and temporary public art installations are managed by The Gund in partnership with a Public Art Committee comprised of faculty, College administrators, staff, students, and community members. Publicly displayed works of art feature QR-code labeling researched and written by students in our Gund Associates program.

Art Loan Program

Kenyon students have the opportunity to borrow a piece of artwork from our Art Loan Collection each semester to enjoy, engage with, and share in the comfort of their dorm room. This is a great way to students to learn to care for works, interpret their meanings, and appreciate the intrinsic power of art.

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Dawoud Bey, "Trees and Barn," 2019. Gift of Ron and Ann Pizzuti. 2022.2.9

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Kenneth Noland, "Inner Way," 1961. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund ’63. 2015.2.37

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Faith Ringgold, "Dancing at the Louvre (The French Collection Part 1: #1)", 1991. Gift of David Horvitz '74 and Francie Bishop Good. 2017.5.6

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Ragnar Kjartansson, Still from "The Visitors," 2012. Nine channel HD video, duration: 64 minutes, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund to The Gund at Kenyon College, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. 2015.1.1

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Aristide Maillol, "La Montagne (Exhibition Copy)," 2017. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund ’63. 2020.4.8

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Roy Lichtenstein, "Peace through Chemistry II," 1970. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund ’63. 2015.2.25

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Meg Cranston, "Hue Saturation Value (Full Spectrum)," 2018. 60 x 45 inches. © The Artist, 2019. Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund ’63 and David Horvitz '74 and Francie Bishop Good. 2019.7.1

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Roy Dean De Forest, "Untitled #58," 1975; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund ’63. 2015.2.10

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Ronald Davis, "Paolo," 1968. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund ’63. 2015.2.9

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Antony Gormley, "Pore," 2002. 28 1/2 x 35 7/8 x 24 1/2 in., cast iron; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund ’63. 2015.2.14

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Donald Sultan, "Hydrangea in a Green Pot, October 30, 1987," 1987. 97 x 96 3/4 in.; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund '63. 2016.2.14

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Henry Moore, "Large Spindle Piece," 1974 (from the model of 1968-69); Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund ’63. 2015.2.34

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Jacob Lawrence, "The Builders Family," 1993. 25 x 22 in.; Gift of David Horvitz '74 and Francie Bishop Good. 2017.5.5

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Brenda Goodman, "Somehow, Somewhere," 2018. 36 x 43 1/2 in.; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund ’63. 2020.4.5

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Allison Saar, "Discord," 2009. 104 x 40 x 40 in.; Gift of David Horvitz '74 and Francie Bishop Good. 2022.1.1

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Romare Howard Bearden, "Two Women with Child," ca. 1973 ,16 1/4 x 11 in.; Gift of David Horvitz '74 and Francie Bishop Good. 2017.5.4

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Sigmar Polke, "l'enfant à la colombe," 1994. 39 x 27 3/8 in.; Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund ’63. 2017.6.1

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Richard Serra, "Pivot," 2021. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund '63. 2021.4.1

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Robert Colescott, "Seeing the Light," 1993. 41 1/2 x 29 1/2 in.; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund ’63. 2015.2.8

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Carl Emil Milles, "Five Angel Musicians," 2001. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund ’63. 2015.2.32

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Louise Nevelson, "Mirror-Shadow XXVI," 1986. 91 x 69 x 22 in.; Transfer from Kenyon College; Gift of David Horvitz '74 and Francie Bishop Good. 2017.4.9

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Nancy Spero, "Goddess Nut," 1989. 19 1/4 x 24 1/2 in.; Gift of halley k harrisburg and Michael Rosenfeld. 2022.5.1

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Frank Stella, "Sāt-bhāi 5.5x," (1978). 54 1/8 x 65 3/8 in.; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund ’63. 2015.2.47