Eggheads x Lost Pattern

"THE ARNESON EGGHEAD x LOST PATTERN COLLECTION"

The University of California, Davis launched a 2024 campaign celebrating the 30th anniversary of the completion of the UC Davis Eggheads, a popular outdoor art series set in five campus locations. They were created by renowned artist and UC Davis professor Robert Arneson and installed on campus between 1991 and 1994.

The Egghead Series is exclusively licensed from the artist’s estate for UC Davis merchandise. A percentage of the proceeds beneﬁts the preservation of the Eggheads.©2024 Estate of Robert Arneson / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

California Artist (det.)

Collection Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The Lipman Family Foundation, Inc.

About Robert Arneson

Robert Arneson (1930–92), a UC Davis professor for nearly 30 years, helped establish California as a vital place for contemporary art and remains one of the pre-eminent American sculptors of his generation. This collection celebrates Arneson’s beloved Egghead Series, which greets UC Davis visitors and becomes familiar to every Aggie.

More at Eggheads.UCDavis.edu

#UCDavisEggheads

For more information on the artist, visit

RobertArnesonArchive.org

Outside Shields Library, you can see Bookhead, the first Egghead sculpture installed, with its brow furrowed and nose buried in a book. During finals week, students often rub it for good luck. The Bookhead Silk Scarf is a favorite in the Arneson Egghead Collection, an assortment of Eggheads-licensed products. It is 100% mulberry silk and features hand-stitched edges.

“As our museum and online manufacturing and retail partner, Lost Pattern helped bring
the Eggheads collection to life. The quality of their products, design and packaging
beautifully translated Arneson’s three-dimensional sculptures into a two-dimensional wearable scarf that can be worn in multiple ways by all ages.”

--Jasmin Francis-Bush, UC Davis Director of Brand Management and Marketing