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Donation of art panels graces Rodda Hall North

Tina Armour | Staff Writer
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"Moon Walk" and "Industrial Revoluton" are two of six hand-signed and numbered copper relief panels by Hungarian artist Rudolf Haynal on display in Rodda Hall North, second floor.

Thanks to a kind donation, City College now displays a set of six copper relief panels in the Rodda-Hall North building.

“I am surprised that we received such a gift,” said art professor Gioia Fonda. “It’s hard to give art because you can’t ever satfisfy everyone’s taste and I am so curious to see where they will be installed in the new art department design plan.”

The set of panels, titled “American Glory,” was a gift from Atilla Kovacs, who bought the pieces specifically for City College.

The Hungarian repoussée artist Rudolf Haynal symbolizes segments of the history of America, portraying the settlers, the war for independence, the Civil War, the industrial revolution, World War II and the moonwalk.

Haynal’s work is a type of metalworking technique where metal is ornamented or shaped by hammering on the reverse side.

“The symbolism seems traditional and it’s interesting to see what current events in our history someone from another country chose to depict as the most important,” said Fonda.