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A symphony of seasons
Behind blossoming branches, Katherine Miclau ’20 studies in Lowell House courtyard as temperatures approach 60 degrees.
Photos by Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer
Capturing the passing of time across Harvard’s campus
Like a symphony of seasons, the passage of time throughout the year shows the beauty and history of the Harvard campus. As seasons change, the underlying principles of diversity, inclusion, community, scholarship, and the pursuit of veritas are expressed on campus.
These views of Harvard throughout the seasons offer a tribute to the four violin concerti that Antonio Vivaldi wrote in 1716 and 1717 before publishing them in Amsterdam in 1725. The revolutionary concerti were said to explore “flowing creeks, singing birds, […] frozen landscapes, and warm winter fires.”
Whether it is a student strolling down the Carpenter Center ramp or a great blue heron searching for fish under thin ice at the Weeks Bridge, a classical and timeless quality of life on campus is explored in these fleeting moments.
During last year’s Morning Exercises at Harvard’s 368th Commencement, graduates join the procession beneath veritas flags and the John Harvard Statue in the Tercentenary Theatre. Adams House is brightened by a rainbow of flowers.
As students return to campus last fall, Marissa Joseph ’23 (from left) Jarah Cotton ’23, and Christian Porter ’23 chat in the Science Center Plaza. Behind Massachusetts Hall, Grace Carlson ’23 enjoys an 80-degree fall day.
Rowers at the Newell Boat House return from sculling on the Charles River. The Carpenter Center ramp offers a scenic passageway for a student crossing beneath the fall foliage.
A student is framed by a bay window inside the passageway leading to the dining hall in Lowell House courtyard. A great blue heron walks on ice near Weeks Bridge. McArthur Hall at Harvard Business School is seen in the background.
Lowell House columns remain frosted with snow after a storm.
