William Underhill

[2] One of the first Fuller-inspired geodesic domes on the West Coast was designed and built in the 1956 at Lake Merritt Wildlife Refuge in Oakland, CA by a team of architecture students that included Underhill.

[7] While at Berkeley, he also developed "a close, inspiring friendship" with ceramic artist Stephen De Staebler.

In 1961, Underhill helped establish a foundry at Berkeley where he began to cast bronze sculptural forms.

[6] His technique involved using a clay vessel or mold coated with wax, essentially making a negative of the bronze casting.

[1] A significant early work was Ursa Major at the Lynden Sculpture Garden near Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Another outdoor installation is The Bride and Groom, at the Museum of the Creative Process in Manchester, Vermont.

The statue stands as a landmark in the center of AU's quad and has become part of the university's annual traditions.