Yesterday, Leverett House Master Howard Georgi (“Chief”) emailed the House, stating that the artist of the old Leverett mural, Jerald Webster, would come by to pick up his painting, which will hopefully be exhibited in an art museum. He also stated:

“We are delighted that Julia Rozier’s beautiful painting, ‘John W. Weeks Bridge in July’ will be the first student art to hang in this place of honor.”

And indeed, the old mural has been taken down and the new mural, painted by Julia Rozier ’10, is now up in the Leverett Dining Hall for all to see! Noice thinks it’s an exciting day for Leverett House. Read our featurette on the creation of this new painting here.

Introducing: the new Leverett mural.

hen entering Leverett’s dining hall after an exhausting day of class, even the hungriest student will notice the garishly colorful mural hanging at the head of the hall above the fireplace, a notorious work of art known among all Leverites.

In 1990, Leverett House Masters John and Judith Dowling commissioned painter Jerald Webster to compose the mural, entitled “Coltrane.” The modern piece—composed of abstract shapes and lines of vibrant and divergent colors—acts as a wild and unfortunate contrast to the beautiful Georgian-style dining hall. The painting supposedly depicts a bird’s-eye view of Harvard Yard, and pays homage to the influences of famous jazz musician John Coltrane, whose music Webster listened to while he painted the piece. Webster originally painted three separate murals to allow house residents to choose their favorite, but over the years, the selected mural quickly fell out of favor among Leverett’s denizens.

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