John Frederick Oberlin Monument
Title
John Frederick Oberlin Monument
Description
This granite monolith located on the Oberlin College campus commemorates Oberlin's namesake, who was a pastor in the France in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The monument incorporates an optical effect that Oberlin used in his pastoral counseling: viewed from one side, the inset stone shows a flower image, but viewed from the other, it shows a bird on a branch. Designed by former Oberlin Professor of Art Paul Arnold and erected in 1995, the inscription on the monument reads: "Oberlin, Pastor of Waldersbach in Alsace, France, for whom Oberlin College was named, used the original of this optical curiousity shown above for pastoral counesling. His simple message--that people with diverse perspectives can live in friendship with one another--lies at the heart of the aspirations of this college."
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Oberlin College Archives
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www.oberlinlibstaff.com/omeka_oca/files/original/ba078215ee9fc9f3e493163232b1c783.jpg
Coverage
1995
135 Lorain Street, Oberlin, OH
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Citation
Rick Sherlock, “John Frederick Oberlin Monument,” Oberlin Community History Hub, accessed May 6, 2024, https://megansmitchell.org/DH694/items/show/39.