page_title: Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences
section_title: The Arts Quadrangle
hierarchical_section_title: Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences / The Arts Quadrangle
caption_attribution_description: English: The Cornell Arts Quad as seen in 1919. On the left is a statue of Andrew Dickson White, in the center is Boardman Hall, a now demolished Cornell library, and on the right is Uris Library and the Cornell Clocktower. Français&#160;: Le Carré des Arts de Cornell University en 1919. Sur la gauche se trouve la statue de Andrew Dickson White, au centre le Boardman Hall, une Bibliothèque de Cornell maintenant détruite, et sur la droite la Bibliothèque Uris et la Tour de l'Horloge.
context_page_description: The College of Arts and Sciences is a division of Cornell University. It has been part of the university since its founding, although its name has changed over time. It grants bachelor's degrees, and masters and doctorates through affiliation with the Cornell University Graduate School. Its major academic buildings are located on the Arts Quad and include some of the university's oldest buildings. The college offers courses in many fields of study and is the largest college at Cornell by undergraduate enrollment.
context_section_description: The Arts Quad is the site of Cornell's original academic buildings and is home to many of the college's programs.  On the western side of the quad, at the top of Libe Slope, are Morrill Hall (completed in 1866), McGraw Hall (1872) and White Hall (1868).  These simple but elegant buildings, built with native Cayuga bluestone, reflect Ezra Cornell's utilitarianism and are known as Stone Row. Ezra Cornell's statue, dating back to 1919, stands between Morrill and McGraw Halls.  Across from this statue, in front of Goldwin Smith Hall, sits the statue of Andrew Dickson White, Cornell's other co-founder and its first president.
  Lincoln Hall (1888) also stands on the eastern face of the quad next to Goldwin Smith Hall. On the northern face are the domed Sibley Hall and Tjaden Hall (1883).  Just off of the quad on the Slope, next to Tjaden, stands the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, designed by I. M. Pei.  Stimson Hall (1902), Olin Library (1959) and Uris Library (1892), with Cornell's landmark clocktower, McGraw Tower, stand on the southern end of the quad.
  Olin Library replaced Boardman Hall (1892), the original location of the Cornell Law School. In 1992, an underground addition was made to the quad with Kroch Library, an extension of Olin Library that houses several special collections of the Cornell University Library, including the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections.
  Klarman Hall, the first new humanities building at Cornell in over 100 years, opened in 2016. Klarman houses the offices of Comparative Literature and Romance Studies. The building is connected to, and surrounded on three sides by, Goldwin Smith Hall and fronts East Avenue.
  Legends and lore about the Arts Quad and its statues can be found at Cornelliana.
caption: The Arts Quad in 1919
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