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In 2012, the Johns Hopkins Hospital opened two new clinical buildings—The Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children’s Center and the Sheikh Zayed Tower. Bloomberg Philanthropies generously curated and donated artwork for both buildings. The app Bloomberg Connects provides virtual access to these collections. There are three sections on the app that feature the art and architecture of the Johns Hopkins East Baltimore campus, which can be accessed by downloading the app and then using the QR codes below.
The examples listed here give an overall appreciation of the hundreds of artworks that are accessible through the Bloomberg Connects app. There are many more to discover, whether through the app or as an patient, visitor, or employee of Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Climb, Joy Feasley, 2011, vinyl paint on wood
The Bloomberg Children’s Center digital guide showcases artwork with the theme “the Joys of Reading.” Examples include Climb, from a series of paintings that was inspired by The Bridge to Terabithia by Katerine Paterson; and Ex Libris, an acrylic and watercolor on paper that depicts a landscape of two mountains of books by Thomas Burckhardt (image above).
Podophyllum peltatum (May Apple), Judity K. McMillan, toned gelatin silver print
The Sheikh Zayed Tower artwork connects to the theme “Nature and the Garden.” Examples include a series of X-ray photographs by Judith McMillan, in which the artist illuminates the delicate internal structures of plant life.
Johns Hopkins Hospital, exterior glass wall colors and pattern by Spencer Finch.
This section in the app is dedicated to the architecture of the two towers, with a focus on artist Spencer Finch’s curtain wall of multicolored glass. Finch drew inspiration from Claude Monet’s paintings at his home in Giverny, France to choose the colors of this wall that wraps around the Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children’s Center.