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===Artwork=== [[File:Lawn - University of California, Davis - DSC03312.JPG|thumb|Two "Egghead" statues on the south lawn of Mrak Hall]] There are seven public art statues found around campus, collectively called ''The Egghead Series,'' sculpted by the late [[Robert Arneson]], who also taught at Davis from 1962 to 1991.<ref>{{cite book|last=Levin|first=Elaine|title=The History of American Ceramics: From Pipkins and Bean Pots to Contemporary Forms, 1607 to the present|year=1988|publisher=Harry N. Abrams|location=Ny, Ny|isbn=0-8109-1172-8|pages=227β230}}</ref> ''Bookhead'' is located at the Shields Library plaza, ''Yin & Yang'' is located at the Fine Arts Complex, ''See No Evil/Hear No Evil'' is at the east lawn of King Hall (the main building for [[UC Davis School of Law|UC Davis' School of Law]]), ''Eye on Mrak (FatalLaff)'' is outside Mrak Hall (housing the registrar office and other administrative offices), and ''Stargazer'' is located between North Hall and Young Hall. The ''Yin & Yang'' egg heads have been recast and duplicated for installation near the Port of [[San Francisco Ferry Building]] in San Francisco.<ref>{{cite news | title=They're egg-cellent! | url=http://www.californiaaggie.com/media/storage/paper981/news/2004/10/15/FrontPage/Theyre.EggCellent-1318392.shtml?norewrite200606260301&sourcedomain=www.californiaaggie.com | archive-url=https://archive.today/20071015142321/http://www.californiaaggie.com/media/storage/paper981/news/2004/10/15/FrontPage/Theyre.EggCellent-1318392.shtml?norewrite200606260301&sourcedomain=www.californiaaggie.com | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 15, 2007 | newspaper=The California Aggie | access-date=July 14, 2007 }}</ref> Museums on campus include the [[C.N. Gorman Museum]], specializing in indigenous and Native American art;<ref>{{Cite web|title=C.N. Gorman Museum β Davis CA|url=http://www.aaa.com/travelinfo/california/davis/attractions/cn-gorman-museum-546531.html|access-date=September 15, 2021|website=AAA.com}}</ref> and the [[Manetti Shrem Museum of Art]], with a focus on local artists from the [[Bay Area Figurative Movement]], [[Pop art]] and [[Funk art]] movements.
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