What’s happening with Asa? For over forty years, the monumental portrait of Lehigh University founder Asa Packer has watched over students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and friends in the Asa Packer Dining Room at the University Center. As part of the Sesquicentennial celebration, Asa is getting a much deserved face lift. Although this beloved piece of Lehigh history will disappear from campus while the year-long process of cleaning and conservation is under way, rest assured he will be back looking better than ever.

Visit Asa’s 9’ x 6‘ portrait at the LUAG Main Gallery, Zoellner Arts Center during Alumni Weekend. Gallery Hours: Wednesday May 18: 11am-8pm Thursday May 19: 11am-5pm, Friday May 20: 11am-5pm, Saturday May 21: 10am-5pm, Sunday May 22: 1pm-5pm, Monday May 23: Noon-5pm

ALSO, Don’t miss the exhibition: OBJECT AS SUBJECT: Celebrating 150 Years of Lehigh University. Continuing through May 27th at the Main Gallery, Zoellner Arts Center and The Gallery At Rauch Business Center. Works by: Odilon Redon, Charles Burchfield, Bruce Onobrakpeya, Henri Matisse, Robert Frank, Wifredo Lam, Edmund Blampied, Mark Tobey, Larry Fink, Rembrandt, Mario DiBiasi, Alex Katz, Romare Bearden, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Maurice Prendergast, Bill Brandt, Herbert Simon, Joshua Reynolds, Luis Gonzalez Palma, Nic Nicosia, Jesus Rafael Soto, Fransisc Goya, Joan Miro, Thomas Gainsborough, Charlie Lucas, August Sander, Lorna Simpson, Pierre Bonnard, Gustave Courbet, Joan Snyder, Janet Fish, Marsden Hartley, Berenice Abbott, George Platt Lynes, Jacob Lawrence, Aaron Siskind, Ellsworth Kelly, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Howard Finster, and many more.