Universities/Colleges Archive

SOLD! THE ORIGINAL PAINTING WAS SOLD TO KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA FOR $1,200.00. IT IS IN OLD MAIN AT THE UNIVERSITY AS PART OF THEIR PERMANENT ART COLLECTION. PRINTS: The approximate print image size is 8-3/4" x 12-1/2". ARTIST'S PROOF PRINTS are $25.00 each; inventory is very low and near retirement.! SIGNED AND NUMBERED PRINTS are $20.00 each. OPEN EDITION PRINTS (unsigned/unnumbered) are $10.00-$15.00 each.Kutztown University's Schaeffer Auditorium, originally constructed in 1938, received renovations beginning on March 22, 2012. The jewel of Schaeffer Auditorium is an 800-seat theatre where musical, dance, and theatrical performances regularly grace the stage. Kutztown University's Performing Artists Series brings world-renowned entertainers to our area.
Classrooms introduce students to the wonder of music, and a smaller secondary theatre provides a stage for entertainment groups. Students can even outfit themselves for performances in the costume shop. Schaeffer is named after President Nathan Schaeffer, who served the school from 1877 to1893. I graduated from Kutztown University with Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Art Education. Their art education program is excellent!

This painting depicts the University of Pittsburgh's final game in their stadium. They played at Notre Dame and won, and I believe the stadium was demolished. I don't miss walking up 'Heart Attack Hill.' Autumn in Pittsburgh is beautiful.

The Cathedral of Learning is a 42 story skyscraper that serves as the centerpiece of the University of Pittsburgh's (Pitt) main campus is in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Standing at 535 feet (163 m), the 42-story Late Gothic Revival Cathedral is the tallest educational building in the Western hemisphere. Many Pitt. Graduates used this print to create a diploma frame.

Notre Dame's Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes is located in South Bend, Indiana. It is one-seventh the size of the famed French shrine where the Virgin Mary appeared to Saint Bernadette on 18 occasions in 1858. A small piece of stone from the original grotto in France is located on the right-hand side of the shrine directly below the statue of Mary. The Rosary is prayed every day at 6:45 p.m., every day of the year, rain or shine.

In South Bend, Indiana, the University of Notre Dame's Main Administration Building (known as the Main Building or the "Golden Dome") houses various administrative offices, including the Office of the President. On top of the building stands the Golden Dome, the most recognizable landmark of the university.

SOLD! - The original painting was sold to Drew Alosi, Council of Trustees, Chair, for $600.00. PRINTS - The approximate print image size is 8-3/4" x 9". ARTIST'S PROOF PRINTS are $25.00 each - Low inventory! SIGNED AND NUMBERED PRINTS (unsigned/unnumbered) are $20.00 each, and OPEN EDITION PRINTS are $10.00-$15.00 each. Shippensburg University was founded as the Cumberland Valley State Normal School in 1871 and received official recognition and approval by the commonwealth in 1873. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania purchased the complex, and Shippensburg State College was designated Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, effective July 1, 1983. I hope the college purchases the original and adds it to its art collection.

This pond is behind Millersville University's 'Biemesderfer Executive Center,' which I painted. It is a beautiful and peaceful scene. Take notice I painted the 'swans.'

SOLD! THE ORIGINAL PAINTING WAS SOLD FOR $1,200.00. PRINTS: The approximate print image size is 14-1/2" x 10-1/2". ARTIST'S PROOF PRINTS are $25.00 each - Very low inventory and near retirement! SIGNED AND NUMBERED PRINTS are $20.00 each, and OPEN EDITION PRINTS (unsigned/unnumbered) are $10.00-$15.00 each. 'Biemesderfer Executive Center' flat porcelain ornaments are available. The Biemesderfer Executive Center, or the Old Library, is an 1894 Romanesque Revival building on the campus of Millersville University. It now serves as the Office of the President and Provost. A MU groundskeeper said that the spikes on the roof are to keep birds off the top. Take notice of the swans in the pond behind the building. I also painted the MU pond behind the BEC, It is available as a print. Many graduates used this print in a diploma format. Porcelain flat ornaments of this scene are available.

The print image size is 7-1/2" x 10". This drawing is one of four pen and ink drawings of Elizabethtown College, and I also drew four scenes of Franklin and Marshall College.

With ink, I drew four Elizabethtown College buildings and four buiildings on Franklin and Marshall College's campus

I drew four pen and ink drawings of places on Elizabethtown College's campus and four of Franklin and Marshall College.

ORIGINAL IS AVAILABLE - Own the original pen and ink drawing for $300.00. PRINTS: The approximate print image size is 6-1/2" x 10". ARTIST'S PROOF PRINTS are $20.00 each - Low inventory, near retirement! SIGNED AND NUMBERED PRINTS are $15.00, and OPEN EDITION PRINTS (unsigned/unnumbered) are $10.00 each. The print image size is 6-1/2". I drew four pen & ink drawings of buildings on Elizabethtown College's campus. I also drew four pen & ink drawings of buildings on Franklin and Marshall College's campus and all four have been purchased.

SOLD! THE ORIGINAL PAINTING HAS BEEN SOLD TO MRS. RINA ALIOTTA FROM REMAX EVOLVED FOR $3,500.00!!! PRINTS: The approximate print image size is 11" x 14-1/4". ARTIST'S PROOF PRINTS are $25.00 each - very low inventory, near retirement! SIGNED AND NUMBERED PRINTS are $20.00 each, and OPEN EDITION PRINTS (unsigned/unnumbered) are $10.00-$15.00 each. The Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, which first opened in 1927, is the largest performing arts venue on campus with a maximum capacity of 1,202. The theatre is dedicated to Emilie K. Asplundh, class of 1927, who donated a substantial amount to the renovation of the Philips Building and its concert hall. The total renovation took place from 1998 through 2000.
The hall is at South High Street and University Ave. in West Chester, PA. The main lobby entrance is in the center of the archway. In my painting, I included the Aliotta family. Two of their children, Mikey and Jackie, graduated from West Chester University with a Master's Degree. I painted Mikey's dog, Kobie.

I depicted this home not far from Gring's Mill before Penn State University purchased it.

Old Main (originally called "Main Building") is The Pennsylvania State University's first building of paramount significance. First completed in 1867, the current incarnation of the building and completed in 1930. Today, Old Main serves as the administrative center of Penn State,

The statue was commissioned by friends of Paterno and his wife Sue in recognition of his contributions to the university and was unveiled on November 2, 2001. Sue Paterno owns a framed artist proof print of my painting. I received a complimentary letter from Sue.

The Nittany Lion Shrine at Pennsylvania State University was dedicated on October 24, 1942, during Homecoming. Animalier Heinz Warneke and stonecutter Joseph Garatti created it from a 13-ton block of Indiana Limestone. The shrine is a gift of the class of 1940 and rests in a natural setting of trees near the Recreation Building. I was working on this painting on September 11, 2001. The television was on when the first plane rammed into the Twin Towers in New York City. It was a terrible day.

Beaver Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium in the eastern United States, located on the campus of Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pennsylvania. I've been to two games here.

SOLD! THE ORIGINAL PAINTING WAS SOLD FOR $3,500.00 TO MR. ROBERT RUSH, a third-generation Franklin and Marshall Collge graduate. PRINTS: The approximate print image size is 10-7/8" x 17-3/4" ARTIST'S PROOF PRINTS are $25.00 each - Very low inventory, near retirement! SIGNED AND NUMBERED PRINTS are $20.00 each. OPEN EDITION PRINTS (unsigned/unnumbered) are $10.00-$15.00 each. 'Franklin and Marshall College' porcelain Christmas ornaments are available. Franklin & Marshall College is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in the United States. Its roots go back to Franklin College, founded in 1787 with a generous financial contribution from Benjamin Franklin. The man who bought the original also purchased my four pen and ink originals of F & M.

SOLD! THE ORIGINAL DRAWING WAS SOLD FOR $300.00 TO MR. ROBERT RUSH, A THIRD-GENERATION OF FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE. PRINTS: The approximate print image size is 7-1/2" x 10". ARTIST'S PROOF PRINTS are $20.00 each - Low inventory, near retirement! SIGNED AND NUMBERED PRINTS are $15.00 each. OPEN EDITION PRINTS (unsigned/unnumbered) are $10.00 each.

SOLD! THE ORIGINAL DRAWING WAS SOLD FOR $300.00 TO MR. ROBERT RUSH IS A THIRD-GENERATION FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL GRADUATE. PRINTS: The approximate print image size is 7-1/2" x 10". ARTIST'S PRINT PROOFS are $20.00 each, - Very low inventory, near retirement! SIGNED AND NUMBERED PRINTS are $15.00 each. OPEN EDITION PRINTS (unsigned/unnumbered) are $10.00 each. Check out my Elizabethtown College pen and inks.

SOLD! THE ORIGINAL DRAWING WAS SOLD FOR $300.00 TO MR. ROBERT RUSH, A THIRD-GENERATION OF A FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE. PRINTS: The approximate print image size is 7-1/2" x 10". ARTIST'S PROOF PRINTS are $20.00 each - Very low inventory, near retirement! SIGNED AND NUMBERED PRINTS are $15.00 each, and OPEN EDITION PRINTS are $10.00 each. The print image size is 7-1/2" x 10". There are four pen and ink drawings of Franklin and Marshall College. Also, I did four pen and ink drawings of Elizabethtown College.

SOLD! THE ORIGINAL DRAWING WAS SOLD FOR $300.00 TO MR. ROBERT RUSH, A THIRD-GENERATION OF FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE. PRINTS: The approximate print image size is 7-1/2" x 10". ARTIST'S PROOF PRINTS are $20.00 each - Inventory is low, nearly retired! SIGNED AND NUMBERED PRINTS are $15.00 each. OPEN EDITION PRINTS (unsigned/unnumbered) are $10.00 each. The print image size is 7-1/2" x 10". There are four pen and ink drawings of Franklin and Marshall College. Also, I did four pen and ink drawings of Elizabethtown College.

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools, the university became the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1912 and began granting four-year degrees. In 1967, the Carnegie Institute of Technology merged with the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, formerly a part of the University of Pittsburgh, to form Carnegie Mellon University. The Pittsburgh Art Museum is very close to this university.

The Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne first opened its doors as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost in October 1878. In 1911, the college became the first Catholic university-level institution in Pennsylvania.

SOLD! THE ORIGINAL PAINTING HAS BEEN SOLD FOR $600.00 TO DAVID ORR, A THADDEUS STEVENS COLLEGE FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBER. THE PAINTING WILL GO TOWARDS THE DR. WILLIAM E. GRISCOM ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND. PRINTS - The approximate print image size is 12-1/2" x 18-3/4". ARTIST'S PROOF PRINTS are $25.00 each - low Inventory, and near retirement!! SIGNED AND NUMBERED PRINTS are $20.00 each. OPEN EDITION PRINTS (unsigned/unnumbered) are $10.00-$15.00 each. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, founded in 1905; It is a premier residential, two-year, accredited technical college that educates Pennsylvania’s students for skilled employment in a diverse, ever-changing workforce and fully effective participation citizens.

Lancaster Theological Seminary is a seminary of the United Church of Christ in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1825 by German Reformed Church members in the United States to provide theological education for prospective clergy and other church leaders. My younger brother, Allen Henry Hermansader, graduated from the seminary in 1979. I hope the seminary owns the original at some time shortly.