Explore the stories behind the intriguing and diverse art on LSE’s campus.
The LSE Penguin by Yolanda Vandergaast
Over the past 11 years the Penguin has become a much loved LSE character, happy to pose in a stream of graduation photographs whatever the London weather. LSE Archivist Sue Donnelly shares the story behind the Penguin.
The Penguin, made of aluminium and just over a metre tall, was made by the Canadian sculptor, Yolanda Vandergaast. Vandergaast was born in […]
Sir Arthur Bowley by Stella Bowen (1893-1947)
Stella Bowen’s portrait of Sir Arthur Bowley hangs in the Department of Statistics. Sue Donnelly tells the story behind the picture.
1935 marked the retirement of Sir Arthur Bowley, one of the School’s original teachers. On 28 November 1935 the Emergency Committee agreed to commission a portrait to mark his retirement, funded by public subscription.
The committee appointed to oversee the […]
The Webb portrait
Featuring two of LSE’s founders, the Webb portrait hangs above the fireplace in the Shaw Library. Sue Donnelly tells the story of Sidney and Beatrice Webb at Passfield Corner by William Nicholson.
“In the present year Mr and Mrs Sidney Webb keep a joint seventieth birthday and it is proposed to celebrate this event by securing the painting of a […]