Mclaurin Hall

Until recently, I had never heard of McLaurin Hall at Winthrop. I went to check it out and it is a gorgeous building inside and out.

Since it is home to the College of Performing and Visual Arts, it is filled with beautiful portraits lining the halls and historic models of art on the grounds. It is fun to observe the pictures because there are deeper meanings when one observes them closely.

A peice of art that is especially fascinating is "The Mother", an upside down steal flower that resides in the back of McLaurin. It was created by Jeromy Ross, who attended Winthrop. "The Mother" is hard to miss.








There use to be a basement down in McLaurin that students used for indoor recreation and practicing music. It would be interesting to take a look at it now, but no one is allowed down there.

McLaurin was actually going to be torn down in the 1970's because the building began deteriorating. Thankfully, the governor vetoed the project and the building was reprieved. After many renovations, it became home to the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtnXOXttgJg&feature=youtu.be