Art on a science campus. LLU has a surprising amount of art, artifacts, and exhibits if you know where to look. Or if, as in my case, you have a guide that’s been on campus for 40-plus years. In addition to it’s many art galleries, Loma Linda University’s halls are filed with sculptures, paintings, and historical displays. Some of it relates to the school’s 100-year history, some of it is art done by alumni, students, or faculty members, and some of it is healthcare-themed art.
Post-It Note art of one of the professors. (Photo by Dennis Park)
“The Last Supper with Twelve Tribes” by Hyatt Moore, a contemporary Christian artist. The painting “is an adaptation of Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper,’ which depicts Christ and the twelve disciples on the night before His crucifixion. Mr. Moore has traveled globally and lived among various cultures. In his painting frequently called ‘The Next Supper,’ he honors the beauty, dignity, and value of the international people of the earth by reflecting the rich truth of their inclusion in the diverse family of God. ‘The Next Supper’ was donated in 2009 by St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church of Loma Linda, on the occasion of their fiftieth anniversary and in celebration of the centennial anniversary of the School of Medicine.”
The brain museum. “Abraham Lu Museum of Neuropathology dedicated to Abraham Lu, M.D. in honor of his many years of service to Loma Linda University School of Medicine in the field of neuropathology, his devotion to the teaching of countless students, and his tireless efforts in the creation and organization of this museum. In grateful appreciation by the LLU pathology group. March, 1994.”
The entrance to the brain museum—shelves of brains and other types of neuropathology specimens.
The Courville Collection, what I thought was the most surprising: it’s a plethora of weapons that can cause head injuries as well as some head-protecting helmets. “Dr. Cyrill B. Courville—physician, author, scientist—1900-1968. A world famous scientist, author and Distinguished Professor of Neuropathology at Loma Linda University. Dr. Courville’s interest in the mechanisms of traumatic brain injury gave rise to this collection of head injury-producing weapons. The Courville Collection is a donation from the School of Medicine Alumni Association. The Courville Seminar Room and the exhibit of the Collection is a donation from the members of the School of Medicine Class of 1961 who have also provided an endowment for its upkeep.”
This shows about half the wall in the Courville Seminar Room.
“The inscription in this Prussion helmet, ‘Mit Gott Für Koenig und Vaterland,’ ‘Berlinn 1916’ freely translates with God for King and Fatherland.”