From the Vault: Metalsmith and Professor Phillip Fike and the Wayne State Academic Mace

25/04/2019 13 min
From the Vault: Metalsmith and Professor Phillip Fike and the Wayne State Academic Mace

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In anticipation of the upcoming Wayne State University graduation ceremonies, University Art Curator Grace Serra and University Archivist Alison Stankrauff share the history of the university’s academic mace, a ceremonial and symbolic object carried during commencement exercises and other important events. The first mace, commissioned in the 1950s, has been lost to the ages. A … Continue reading From the Vault: Metalsmith and Professor Phillip Fike and the Wayne State Academic Mace

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