When the Arthur Ross Gallery opened in 1983, the main entrance of the Furness Building also received some attention. In particular, the great stairway that sweeps up to the left of the entry was repaired and repainted, thus becoming the first element of the Furness Building proper to be restored.

At this time, sculptor Robert M. Engman, who was then co-chair of the Department of Fine Arts, headed a team of students and faculty who built a pair of brass and bronze lights, reconstructed according to a design sketched by the architect on a a postcard.

On the look-out for a logo for the Gallery, Dilys Winegrad commissioned architect Tim Duffield, then an undergraduate, to sketch the nautilus, which, along with the delightful lanterns and bronze spikes are fascinating elements of these fanciful lamps. The result - a nautilus shape with the architect's snorkels indicated in the design - has served as our logo ever since.

- Arthur Ross Gallery: The First Ten Years