A Free and Enlightened Press

A Free and Enlightened Press, Allen Hall, University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon), Plaque, Allen Hall, University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon)
A Free and Enlightened Press, Allen Hall, University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon), Plaque, Allen Hall, University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon)

Artist: Louise Utter (Pritchard)

Date: 1936

Location: Allen Hall

This plaque was created with WPA funds by Louise Utter who also contributed to the design and creation of the Knight Library heads during the same time period. It was positioned over the south entrance of the Journalism Building, a 1923 structure that is now part of Allen Hall. In the 2010-2012 renovation of Allen Hall, the south wall of the exterior, with the plaque, became part of the interior. The inscription reads: "A free & enlightened press the surest guarantor of liberty."