Harvard logo and symbol, meaning, history, PNG
- Download PNG Harvard Logo PNG Founded in 1636, Harvard University is widely acknowledged as one of the world’s most influential universities.
- The Ivy League research university is situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- It was created by the local legislature and bears the name of its first benefactor.
- Meaning and history The history of Harvard mentions the exact date when the Harvard Shield was officially introduced: September 8, 1836.
- It was the day when Bicentennial celebration took place.
- However, the shield supposedly has a much longer history as the sketch was discovered by the President Josiah Quincy in the College Archives where it spent many years in complete oblivion.
- Symbol The Harvard symbol features the Latin motto “Veritas” on three books.
- The Latin word can be translated into English as “Verity” or “Truth”.
- The shield of Currier House, for instance, depicts the “Radcliffe Apple Tree”, which funded Currier house.
- The shields of Eliot and Lowell Houses feature the coat-of-arms of the Eliot family and the Lowell family respectively, while the emblem of the Pforzheimer House is a combination of two colors: crimson symbolizes Harvard, while black symbolizes Radcliffe.
- Colors The official Harvard’s color, crimson, was chosen by a vote in 1910.
- However, it has a longer history.
- Back in 1858 the Harvard’s crew team in a regatta wore crimson scarves.
- Font Harvard logo uses the Garamond typeface.
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