“This whole region is a place for makers. It’s seeped into the DNA of Lehigh,” reflects William Crow, director of Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG) and professor of practice in the Department of Art, Architecture, and Design.
As LUAG celebrates its centennial, Crow says that the spirit of innovation is central not only to the region, but to the Lehigh experience and LUAG’s origin.
“We’re just a few blocks from the blast furnaces of Bethlehem Steel. They’re a monument not only to making and creating, but to the American imagination.”
Crow sees the iconic blast furnaces as a symbol of how the most elementary materials can yield something great.
Spotlight Recipient
William Crow
Director of LUAG & professor of practice, museum studies