Thoroughbred Art:

Industry.
Innovation.
Inclusion.

History of Art at NS

Decades ago, David Goode and Arnold McKinnon started a committee tasked with collecting art to display in common areas at the Norfolk, VA headquarters. They wanted employees to be able to enjoy art and feel proud of their workplace. Fast forward to the present, and NS remains committed to supporting local artists and the Atlanta art community.

HQ Art Principles

Much of the art once hung in the McKinnon building has made its way to Atlanta. Each piece in the new HQ embodies NS values and represents at least one of the governing principles developed by the art committee: Persevering, Dynamic, Principled

To support the Atlanta art community, NS has also commissioned or purchased art from several diverse local artists.

Community-based arts practitioners and organizations bring members of a community together to solve problems, build relationships, and get involved in ways that help drive business forward and we are proud to support individuals and organizations.

Artist-in-Residence

Tucked into the modern design of the HQ is a unique and special engagement opportunity for employees. Connected to the building on the corner of Ponce de Leon Ave NW and Spring St NW, next to the Spring St parking garage entrance, will sit a studio space with large glass windows meant for a local artist to simply create. Employees will be able to stop in, interact with the artist and watch them work.

In October, NS will be making a call to artists to interview for a 2-year artist-in-residency program starting in 2022. This free studio space comes with one caveat: the artist must create a piece specifically for NS.

650 Art

Below are some of the other pieces of art located in the HQ with QR code.

Benton, Thomas Hart
(1889-1975)

Untitled (Abstract Color Study)

South - 5th Floor Restroom

Benton, Thomas Hart
(1889-1975)

Untitled (Martha's Vinyard Seascape)

North - 5th Floor Restroom

Burchfield, Charles Ephraim
(1893-1967)

Viaduct in Sunlight

South- 17th Floor Boardroom

Chamberlain, John
(1927 - )

Colour Man Crayons

South - 17th Floor

Chamberlain, John
(1927 - )

Beano Begonia

South - 17th Floor

Chamberlain, John
(1927 - )

Colour Man Crayons

South - 17th Floor

Coleman, Norris

2173 Approaching Signal

Employee Exhibit

Conlon, Tim

Conrail Car

5th Floor Gameroom

Crawford, Ralston
(1906 - 1977)

Derricks

South - 17th Floor

Criss, Francis
(1901-1973)

Pattern For Trains

North - 4th Floor Private Dining Room

Davis, Stuart
(1892 - 1964)

Study of Stele

South - 17th Floor

Di Suvero, Mark
(1933 - )

Haedwijk

North - 4th Floor Boardroom

Frankenthaler, Helen
(1928 - )

Midnight

Yearling Room 4th Floor

Gilliam, Sam
(1933 - )

Marble Eyes

North - 4th Floor

Gottlieb, Adolph
(1903 - 1974)

Red Ground

Yearling Room 4th Floor

Hofmann, Hans
(1880 - 1966)

Untitled (Provincetown Harbor)

North - 4th Floor Private Dining Room

Homer, Winslow
(1836 - 1910)

Reflections, Gloucester

South- 17th Floor Boardroom

Hopper, Edward
(1882 - 1967)

Railroad Crossing

North - 4th Floor Boardroom

Hopper, Edward
(1882 - 1967)

The Railroad

North - 4th Floor Boardroom

Johns, Jasper
(1930 - )

Good Time Charley

South - 17th Floor

Johns, Jasper
(1930 - )

Target

South - 17th Floor

Kent, Rockwell
(1882 - 1971)

Heat for the Steel that Shapes our Lives

North - 4th Floor Boardroom

Longo, Robert
(1953 - )

Men in the Cities (Print IV)

North - 4th Floor Fitness Restroom

Longo, Robert
(1953 - )

Men in the Cities (Print V)

North - 4th Floor Fitness Restroom

Lozowick, Louis
(1892 - 1973)

Omaha

Mangold, Silvia Plimack
(1938 - )

The Locust Trees

South - 17th Floor

Marin, John
(1870 - 1953)

Coal County, Wilkes Barre, PA

South- 17th Floor Boardroom

Marsh, Reginald
(1898 - 1954)

Coffee Pot (West 39th Street and 10th Avenue)

South- 17th Floor Boardroom

Motherwell, Robert
(1915 - 1991)

Blue, from London Series

Level 2

Motherwell, Robert
(1915 - 1991)

Untitled, from Basque Suite

Level 2

Motherwell, Robert
(1915 - 1991)

Untitled (B-107)

Level 2

Oldenburg, Claes Thure
(1929 - )

Monument to the Last Horse

North - 4th Floor Boardroom

Oldenburg, Claes Thure
(1929 - )

Proposal for a Colossal Monument in Downtown NYC: Sharpened Pencil Stub

North - 9th Floor

Oldenburg, Claes Thure
(1929 - )

Soft Saxophone (Blue, Yellow, Red)

North - 9th Floor

Oldenburg, Claes Thure
(1929 - )

The Teapot

North - 9th Floor

Rauschenberg, Robert
(1925 - )

5:29 Bayshore

Level 3

Rauschenberg, Robert
(1925 - )

Gamble

TBD

Rauschenberg, Robert
(1925 - )

Strawboss

Yearling Room 4th Floor

Robinson, Theodore
(1852 - 1896)

Haverstraw on the Hudson

South- 17th Floor Boardroom

Rockwell, Norman Perceval
(1894 - 1978)

John Henry, Steel Driving Man

TBD

Rockwell, Norman Perceval
(1894 - 1978)

Paul Bunyan, Woodcutter

TBD

Sample, Paul Starrett
(1896 - 1974)

By the Railroad Tracks, California

Level 3 (outside bathroom)

Sargent, John Singer
(1856 - 1925)

At Frascati

South - 17th Floor (CEO Office)