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69-489: The Wexner Center is a lab and public gallery, but not an art museum, as it does not collect art. However, when the center was constructed, it replaced the University Gallery of Fine Arts, and assumed possession and stewardship of the University Gallery's permanent collection of roughly 3,000 art works. The collection serves a secondary role in the center's programs in the visual, media and performing arts. The Wexner Center

138-539: A 45% stake. leaving Bath & Body Works to potentially become L Brand's sole business. L Brands also announced that CEO Leslie Wexner was stepping down. On May 4, 2020, L Brands and Sycamore Partners announced a "mutual termination" of their deal, and settlement of related litigation. At the May 14, 2020, virtual shareholders meeting, L Brands founder, CEO and board chair Les Wexner stepped down, Bath & Body Works CEO Andrew Meslow moved up to become CEO of L Brands and joined

207-461: A 55% controlling stake in Victoria's Secret while L Brands would keep a 45% stake, leaving Bath & Body Works to become L Brand's sole business. The sale fell through in May 2020, although CEO Les Wexner did step down as planned, and was succeeded by Andrew Meslow. Gina Boswell was appointed the new CEO effective December 1, 2022, replacing Andrew Meslow who stepped down in May 2022. She replaced

276-473: A balance between these opposing forces, finding the place where opposites meet... existing not on either side but on the line that divides." Lin was married to Daniel Wolf (1955–2021), a photography dealer and collector. Her sister-in-law was the philanthropist Diane R. Wolf (1954–2008). She has homes in New York and rural Colorado, and is the mother of two daughters, India and Rachel. She has an older brother,

345-400: A home fragrance brand. In 2005, Limited Brands purchased home fragrance manufacturer Slatkin & Company. On August 3, 2007, Limited Brands sold 75% ownership of its flagship The Limited chain to buyout firm Sun Capital Partners , Inc. In 2010, the remaining 25% of shares were also purchased by Sun Capital. Stefan M. Selig from Bank of America was involved in these deals. Following

414-480: A minimal effect on the environment by utilizing recycled and sustainable materials, by minimizing carbon emissions , and by attempting to avoid damaging the landscapes/ecosystems where she works. In addition to her other activities as an environmentalist, Lin has served on the Natural Resources Defense Council board of trustees. In 1981, at 21 and still an undergraduate student, Lin won

483-621: A national design competition for the planned Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The memorial was designed in the minimalist architectural style, and it attracted controversy upon its release but went on to become influential. Lin has since designed numerous memorials , public and private buildings, landscapes , and sculptures . In 1989, she designed the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama . She has an older brother,

552-644: A negative attitude towards the Vietnam War. Lin defended her design before the US Congress , and a compromise was reached: Three Soldiers , a bronze depiction of a group of soldiers and an American flag were placed to the side of Lin's design. Notwithstanding the initial controversy, the memorial has become an important pilgrimage site for relatives and friends of the dead soldiers, many of whom leave personal tokens and mementos in memory of their loved ones. In 2007, an American Institute of Architects poll ranked

621-603: A number of other major projects including the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin. When determining the site, Eisenman and Trott rejected four options from OSU in favor of their own site between Weigel Hall, home of the School of Music, and Mershon Auditorium, a 3,000-seat hall. The design includes a large, white metal grid meant to suggest scaffolding , to give the building

690-636: A public design competition to design the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, to be built on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Her design, one of 1,422 submissions, specified a black granite wall with the names of 57,939 fallen soldiers carved into its face (hundreds more have been added since the dedication), to be v-shaped, with one side pointing toward the Lincoln Memorial and the other toward

759-531: A sense of incompleteness in tune with the architect's deconstructivist tastes. Eisenman also took note of the mismatched street grids of the OSU campus and the city of Columbus , which vary by 12.25 degrees, and designed the Wexner Center to alternate which grids it followed. The result was a building of sometimes questionable functionality, but admitted architectural interest. The center's brick turrets make reference to

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828-511: A toddler. At age 21, she became the youngest buyer for the Lazarus department store chain. After spending over 20 years working for Lazarus, in 1951, she and her husband Harry Wexner opened a women's clothing store named Leslie's on State Street. The store was named after their son, Leslie "Les" Wexner , and he began working there when he was attending college at Ohio State University . In 1963, Wexner borrowed $ 5,000 from his aunt and $ 5,000 from

897-454: A whole issue to the building even before it was finished. The Wexner Center opened on November 17, 1989, and architects like Philip Johnson , Richard Meier and Charles Gwathmey convened in Columbus to mark the building's completion with a public forum on the state of American architecture. The event was hailed by The New York Times as "one of the most eagerly awaited architectural events of

966-551: Is about finding a balance in the landscape, respecting nature not trying to dominate it. Even the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is an earthwork. All of my work is about slipping things in, inserting an order or a structuring, yet making an interface so that in the end, rather than a hierarchy, there is a balance and tension between the man-made and the natural." According to the scholar Susette Min, Lin's work uncovers "hidden histories" to bring attention to landscapes and environments that would otherwise be inaccessible to viewers and "deploys

1035-446: Is also a pair of combat boots and a note with it dedicated to the veterans of the Vietnam War, that reads "If your generation of Marines had not come home to jeers, insults, and protests, my generation would not come home to thanks, handshakes and hugs." Lin once said that if the competition had not been held "blind" (with designs submitted by name instead of number), she "never would have won" on account of her ethnicity. Her assertion

1104-480: Is an American specialty retail company based in Columbus, Ohio . It owns Bath & Body Works , posted $ 7.4 billion in revenue in 2023, and was listed as 481 on the 2024 Fortune 500 list of largest United States companies by revenue. In February 2020, L Brands announced the planned sale of its Victoria's Secret division to Sycamore Partners , a private equity firm. Under the agreement, Sycamore Partners would gain

1173-519: Is especially vital in architecture, which focuses on humanity and life and requires a well-rounded mind. When a project comes her way, she tries to "understand the definition (of the site) in a verbal before finding the form to understand what a piece is conceptually and what its nature should be even before visiting the site". After she completely understands the definition of the site, Lin finalizes her designs by creating numerous renditions of her project in model form. In her historical memorials, such as

1242-471: Is made available to Ohio State University students and scholars for study, and is open to the public. The Wexner Center opened in November 1989, named in honor of the father of Limited Brands founder Leslie Wexner , who was a major donor to the center. The precursor was the University Gallery of Fine Art which was curated by the university's fine art director. In 1970, under Director Betty Collings' leadership,

1311-513: Is supported by the fact that she was harassed after her ethnicity was revealed, as when prominent businessman and later third-party presidential candidate Ross Perot called her an "egg roll." Lin, who now owns and operates Maya Lin Studio in New York City, has designed numerous projects following the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, including the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama (1989) and

1380-691: Is the "half" niece of Lin Huiyin , who was an American-educated artist and poet, and said to have been the first female architect in modern China. Lin Juemin and Lin Yin Ming, both of whom were among the 72 martyrs of the Second Guangzhou uprising , were cousins of her grandfather. Lin Chang-min, a Hanlin of Qing dynasty and the emperor's teacher, fathered Lin Huiyin with his wife, while Maya Lin's father Henry Huan Lin

1449-467: Is willing to say something that is new and not quite familiar. In her own words, Lin's work "originates from a simple desire to make people aware of their surroundings, not just the physical world but also the psychological world we live in." Lin describes her creative process as having a very important writing and verbal component. She first imagines an artwork verbally to understand its concepts and meanings. She believes that gathering ideas and information

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1518-578: The Ohio State University Armory and Gymnasium , a castle-like building that occupied the site until 1958. Included in the Wexner Center space are a film and video theater, a performance space – the Mershon Center stage, which seats 2,500 for dance, music, theater, multimedia productions and lectures –, a film and video post production studio, a bookstore, café, and 12,000 square feet (1,100 m) of galleries. The galleries are placed linearly in

1587-478: The Washington Monument . The memorial was designed in the minimalist architectural style, which was in contrast to previous war memorials. The memorial was completed in late October 1982 and dedicated in November 1982. According to Lin, her intention was to create an opening or a wound in the earth to symbolize the pain caused by the war and its many casualties. "I imagined taking a knife and cutting into

1656-602: The Wave Field outdoor installation at the University of Michigan (1995). Lin is represented by the Pace Gallery in New York City. Maya Lin calls herself a "designer," rather than an "architect". Her vision and her focus are always on how space needs to be in the future, the balance and relationship with the nature and what it means to people. She has tried to focus less on how politics influences design and more on what emotions

1725-417: The brand was revived in mid-2017 by Sycamore Partners subsidiary Belk and Limited-branded merchandise became available on its website. On February 20, 2020, L Brands announced that it would sell its Victoria's Secret division to Sycamore Partners, private equity firm. Under the agreement, Sycamore Partners would gain a 55% controlling stake in Victoria's Secret for about $ 525 million. L Brands would keep

1794-759: The 1960s and the 1970s". Maya Lin was born in Athens, Ohio . Her parents emigrated from China to the United States, her father in 1948 and her mother in 1949, and settled in Ohio before Lin was born. Her father, Henry Huan Lin, born in Fuzhou , Fujian, was a ceramist and dean of the Ohio University College of Fine Arts. Her mother, Julia Chang Lin, born in Shanghai, was a poet and professor of literature at Ohio University. She

1863-879: The Association of Yale Alumni. In 2003, Lin was chosen to serve on the selection jury of the World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition . A trend toward minimalism and abstraction was noted among the entrants and the finalists as well as in the chosen design for the World Trade Center Memorial . In 2005, Lin was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters , as well as the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls , New York . President Barack Obama awarded Lin

1932-545: The Court of Chancery of Delaware on January 14, 2021, stating that former chair Wexner, among others, created an "entrenched culture of misogyny , bullying and harassment" and was aware of abuses being committed by accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein , which breached his fiduciary duty to the company, causing devaluation of the brand. The complaint also names Wexner's wife, Abigail, current chair Sarah E. Nash, and former marketing officer Ed Razek , whose "widely known misconduct"

2001-564: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Women's Table , and the Civil Rights Memorial , Lin tries to focus on the chronological aspect of what she is memorializing. That theme is shown in her art memorializing the changing environment and in charting the depletion of bodies of water. Lin also explores themes of juxtaposing materials and a fusion of opposites: "I feel I exist on the boundaries. Somewhere between science and art, art and architecture, public and private, east and west.... I am always trying to find

2070-652: The Wexner Center for the Arts announced their intent to form a union with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Organizing under the name Wex Workers United, staff cited "long-standing issues at the Wex and Ohio State, including pay equity and working culture" and said that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated these problems. Wex Workers United sought, but were not granted, formal voluntary recognition of

2139-452: The Wexner Center for the Arts's galleries became free for all audiences. The Wexner Center's Film/Video department is known for screening films that are new and different, rare and classic, or just too edgy for the multiplex. They have a year-round theater program that includes independent films, international cinema, new documentaries, classics, and experimental film. Films are often accompanied by visiting filmmakers discussing their works for

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2208-752: The Wexner Center offer support to artists and often provide opportunities for interaction with the Ohio State community and the public at large. They are an essential part of the Wex's mandate to be a creative research laboratory for all the arts. Wexner Center Residency Awards are their most substantial and high-profile residencies. They are given annually in the main program areas—performing arts, media arts (film/video), and visual arts—with some projects extending over two or more years. Other artists participating in exhibitions and performances also may receive commissions and often engage in residency activities—workshops, master classes, and discussion sessions with students or

2277-991: The Wexner Prize recognizes an artist whose work reflects exceptional innovation and the highest standards of artistic quality and integrity. The prize includes a $ 50,000 award and an engraved commemorative sculpture designed by Jim Dine in 1991. Programs at the Wexner Center explore the prize recipient's career and thought. Past winners include film and theater director Peter Brook (1992), choreographer Merce Cunningham and composer John Cage (1993), artist Bruce Nauman (1994), choreographer and filmmaker Yvonne Rainer (1995), filmmaker Martin Scorsese (1996/97), painter Gerhard Richter (1998), sculptor Louise Bourgeois (1999), artist Robert Rauschenberg (2000), architect Renzo Piano (2001), choreographer William Forsythe (2002), designer Issey Miyake (2004), choreographer Bill T. Jones (2005), and filmmaker Spike Lee (2008). Residencies at

2346-548: The Wexner showcased the works of 16 artists working in contemporary abstraction, including Eric N. Mack , Sam Gilliam and Zachary Armstrong . In 2019, the Wexner Center kicked off its 30th anniversary year of exhibitions with "HERE: Ann Hamilton , Jenny Holzer , Maya Lin ." The Box, the Wexner Center's dedicated to video and short film work opened in September 2005 and typically offers a new piece every month. In 2022, admission to

2415-594: The Wexner staged Mood River , one of the most comprehensive exhibitions of industrial and commercial design staged in America, featuring artwork by Simparch , Tony Cragg , and E.V. Day ; designs by Peter Eisenman, Kivi Sotamaa , and Ben van Berkel ; and "products" like the Stealth Bomber and the Redman Self-Defense Instructor suits. In 2017, the gallery featured an exhibition by Cindy Sherman . In 2018,

2484-585: The agreement were not disclosed. In 2021, L Brands announced Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works had been recast into two separate Publicly Traded Companies , expected to be completed by August. The Current L Brands CEO Andrew Meslow will be the head of Bath & Body Works while Martin Waters will be the head of Victoria's Secret after the split On August 3, 2021, The Columbus-based retailer officially split into two companies — Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works. The split went into effect Monday, and

2553-754: The bank and opened a store at the Kingsdale Shopping Center in Upper Arlington, Ohio . This store was named " The Limited " because the store focused on clothing for younger women, unlike his parents' general merchandise store. Later, in 1964, Bella and Harry closed their store to join their son in his venture. The original board consisted of only the three family members and longtime friend Jim Waldron, who served as Senior Vice President . Bella Wexner served as secretary until her death in 2001, Harry as chairman (he served until his death in 1975), and Leslie, CEO from inception, later succeeded his father as

2622-438: The board, and three directors stepped down. The company announced it would go forward with a spin-off of Victoria's Secret as a stand-alone company. It also announced it would close 250 Victoria's Secret Stores and 50 Bath and Body Works stores. On September 14, 2020, L Brands announced that it would sell its majority stake in its Victoria's Secret UK business to Next Plc under a newly formed joint venture. The financial terms of

2691-505: The building space to emphasize progression. The Fine Arts Library was located to the lower level of the building. Devoid of natural light, the architects employed an alternating warm and cool fluorescent lighting to mimic daylight and a grey palate that put the focus on the collection. In 1993, the Wexner Center installed Maya Lin 's large-scale site-specific installation Groundswell . The work reinterprets Eastern and Western landscape forms in shattered tempered glass to fill in three sites of

2760-546: The building's design. That year, the building won the American Institute of Architects ' National Honor Award. The 2005 renovation originally enlisted the help of a local firm, then switched to Arup . In addition to the building envelope, the scope of renovation includes HVAC , lighting, electrical, plumbing, fire protection systems. The renovation works had a minimum impact on the original architectural design while improving environmental, daylight and climate control. With

2829-905: The center's dedicated video exhibition space; and organizes gallery-based exhibitions involving moving image media. The department was given the "Outstanding Organization" Award from NAMAC, the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture, in 2002. Creative residency and commissioning projects for artists include: Bill T. Jones , Anne Bogart and the SITI Company, Big Art Group , Ann Hamilton (in collaboration with Meg Stuart and subsequently with Meredith Monk ), Improbable Theatre, Bebe Miller , The Builders Association, Akram Khan , Elizabeth Streb , Eiko & Koma , The Wooster Group , Savion Glover , Urban Bush Women , Anthony Davis, Richard Maxwell , da da kamera, Mark Morris , Young Jean Lee 's Theater Company, and Kronos Quartet . Established in 1992,

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2898-466: The chairman. As of 2014 , he and his family continued to own 17% of LB. In 1969, Wexner took The Limited Brands public and sold 47,600 shares at $ 7.25 a share. In 1977, The Limited moved into its main headquarters on Morse Road in Columbus, from which L Brands still operates today. In 1982, The Limited was first listed on the New York Stock Exchange . L Brands shareholders filed a complaint in

2967-572: The community—during their time at the center. In addition, each year about 20 visiting filmmakers and video artists from around the world are invited to work in residence in the Film/Video Studio Program. Wexner Center Residency Award recipients include: Performing arts : Visual arts : Media arts : Portions of the Jodie Foster -directed film Little Man Tate were shot at the Wexner Center in 1991. On March 4, 2022, staff at

3036-527: The companies began trading individually on the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday morning. L Brands decided in May to move ahead with a split after initially deciding to sell a 55% stake in Victoria's Secret for $ 500 million in February 2020. That deal was called off because of the pandemic. The name L Brands is no longer used as the name changed to Bath & Body Works Inc. L Brands once operated

3105-447: The concept to discuss the inextricable relationship between nature and the built environment". Lin's focus on this relationship highlights the impact humanity has on the environment, and draws attention to issues such as global warming, endangered bodies of water, and animal extinction/endangerment. She has explored these issues in her recent memorial, called What Is Missing? According to one commentator, Lin constructs her works to have

3174-431: The earth, opening it up, and with the passage of time, that initial violence and pain would heal," she recalled. Her winning design was initially controversial for several reasons: its minimalist design, her lack of professional experience, and her Asian ethnicity. Some objected to the exclusion of the surviving veterans' names, while others complained about the dark complexion of the granite, claiming that it expressed

3243-461: The environment to her upbringing in rural Ohio: the nearby Hopewell and Adena Native America burial mounds inspired her from an early age. Noting that much of her later work has focused on the relationship people have with their environment, as expressed in her earthworks , sculptures, and installations, Lin said, "I'm very much a product of the growing awareness about ecology and the environmental movement...I am very drawn to landscape, and my work

3312-734: The exclusive Henri Bendel store on Fifth Avenue in New York City was purchased for $ 10 million and 798 Lerner stores for $ 297 million. Finally, in 1988, 25 Abercrombie & Fitch stores were purchased for $ 46 million. In 1996, The Limited ended its ownership of the A&;F brand; it was spun off into a publicly traded company. The 1990s saw initial development of the Limited Too , Bath & Body Works , Structure , and Victoria's Secret Beauty. In 1998, several Bath & Body Works stores were converted to The White Barn Candle Company stores to begin

3381-486: The following retail brands : Previous brands that were spun off include: Brands that ceased operations: Maya Lin Maya Ying Lin (Chinese: 林瓔; born October 5, 1959) is an American architect , designer and sculptor . Born in Athens, Ohio to Chinese immigrants, she attended Yale University to study architecture . In 1981, while still an undergraduate at Yale she achieved national recognition when she won

3450-514: The gallery began hosting major contemporary artists and acquiring the collection that would become the Wexner Center as a response to student grievances about the Kent State shootings. In the 1980s, Jonathan Green became director and acquired art that expressed activism. The gallery's final exhibit was “AIDS: The Artists’ Response” in 1989 prior to the opening of the Wexner Center. The $ 43 million Wexner Center, commissioned by Ohio State University ,

3519-462: The interim CEO, Sarah Nash. In March 2021, L Brands announced it would spin off Victoria's Secret as a stand-alone publicly traded company, and then change its name to Bath & Body Works, Inc. As of August 3, 2021, the separation was complete, and Bath and Body Works stock started trading under the ticker symbol "BBWI". Bella Cabakoff was born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and moved to Columbus as

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3588-424: The last decade." During its three-year renovation between 2002 and 2005, the Wexner relocated its galleries in a former coffin factory two miles away, while the performing arts and film programs continued at the center. It typically drew 200,000 to 250,000 visitors a year before the renovation. In November 2005, the Wexner Center reopened. The Wexner Center's 108,000 square feet (10,000 m), three-story building

3657-602: The memorial No. 10 on a list of America's Favorite Architecture , and it is now one of the most visited sites on the National Mall. Furthermore, it now serves as a memorial for the veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. There is a collection with items left since 2001 from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, which includes handwritten letters and notes of those who lost loved ones during these wars. There

3726-535: The monument design process in the origin of her work; "My work originates from a simple desire to make people aware of their surroundings and this can include not just the physical but the psychological world that we live in." In 2002, Lin was elected Alumni Fellow of the Yale Corporation , the governing body of Yale University (upon whose campus sits another of Lin's designs, the Women's Table, designed to commemorate

3795-574: The move to the United States, adding 5,000 employees and increasing annual revenue by $ 2 billion. The company said the decision to move production to the United States was a result of frustration over shipping delays which required 3 months lead time, rather than just 21 days when produced in Ohio. The 1980s started a string of acquisitions. In 1982, the Victoria's Secret brand, store, and catalogue were purchased from Roy Raymond for $ 1 million. Also in 1982, 207 Lane Bryant stores were purchased. In 1985,

3864-460: The poet Tan Lin . Although best known for historical memorials, she is also known for environmentally themed works, which often address environmental decline. According to Lin, she draws inspiration from the architecture of nature but believes that nothing she creates can match its beauty. She also draws inspirations from "culturally diverse sources, including Japanese gardens, Hopewell Indian earthen mounds, and works by American earthworks artists of

3933-595: The poet Tan Lin . Lin has been awarded honorary doctorate degrees from Yale University, Harvard University , the University of Pennsylvania, Williams College , and Smith College. In 1987, she was among the youngest to be awarded an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts by Yale University. In 1994, she was the subject of the Academy Award -winning documentary Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision . Its title comes from an address she gave at Juniata College in which she spoke of

4002-490: The public. The Film/Video department presents more than 180 films and videos annually in all formats and genres in the center's Film/Video Theater that seats about 300; hosts visiting filmmakers year-round; operates the Film/Video Studio Program (known as the Art & Technology program until 2010), which is an in-kind residency program that offers production and post-production support to filmmakers and video artists; programs The Box,

4071-668: The restoration of the center as a whole, the bookstore, film and video theater, and café sections were all revamped, equipment and layout-wise. Notable exhibitions include: Chris Marker : Silent Movie , Julie Taymor : Playing With Fire , Shirin Neshat : Suite Fantastique, As Painting: Division and Displacement, Mood River , Pier Paolo Calzolari , Part Object Part Sculpture, Twice Untitled and Other Pictures (looking back) , Louise Lawler , Chris Marker Staring Back , William Wegman : Funney/Strange , Andy Warhol: Other Voices, Other Rooms , and William Forsythe : Transfigurations . In 2002,

4140-546: The role of women at Yale University), in an unusually public contest. Her opponent was W. David Lee, a local New Haven minister and graduate of the Yale Divinity School , who was running on a platform to build ties to the community with the support of Yale's unionized employees. Lin was supported by Yale President Richard Levin and other members of the Yale Corporation, and she was the officially endorsed candidate of

4209-405: The sale of their namesake store, Limited Brands changed their company name to L Brands, as per the terms of the sale. On January 7, 2017, The Limited closed all of its stores in the United States. The web retail operation, thelimited.com, was initially continued for business and shipping nationwide. Despite this, The Limited online soon filed for bankruptcy and discontinued all services. However,

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4278-477: The school's foundry. She graduated in 1977 from Athens High School in The Plains, Ohio , after which she attended Yale University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1981 and a Master of Architecture in 1986. According to Lin, she has been concerned with environmental issues since she was very young, and dedicated much of her time at Yale University to environmental activism. She attributes her interest in

4347-575: The space would create and what it would symbolize to the user. Her belief in a space being connected and the transition from inside to outside being fluid, coupled with what a space means, has led her to create some very memorable designs. She has also worked on sculptures and landscape installations, such as “Input” artwork at Ohio University. In doing so, Lin focuses on memorializing concepts of time periods instead of direct representations of figures, creating an abstract sculptures and installations. Lin believes that art should be an act of any individual who

4416-693: The union from leadership at the Ohio State University and the Wexner Center for the Arts. On March 22, 2023, the union was ratified by unanimous vote. As of 2021, the Wexner Center had a staff of 70 and budget of $ 12 million. In August 2021, it was announced that Burton would be leaving Wexner in November 2021 to become executive director of MOCA Los Angeles . 40°00′01″N 83°00′34″W  /  40.000188°N 83.009442°W  / 40.000188; -83.009442 Limited Brands Bath & Body Works, Inc. (formerly known as L Brands, Inc. , Limited Brands, Inc. and The Limited, Inc. )

4485-409: Was destroyed by a tornado . Several employees died and dozens were trapped because supervisors did not allow employees to leave in preparation for the weather. This factory was a major supplier of Bath & Body Works scented candles. In 2023, Bath and Body Works announced that its whole production system had relocated to the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio. Ten of the company's suppliers agreed to make

4554-512: Was Lin Chang-Min’s illegitimate son with his concubine . According to Lin, she "didn't even realize" she was ethnically Chinese until later in life, and that only in her 30s did she acquire an interest in her cultural background. Lin has said that she did not have many friends when growing up, stayed home a lot, loved to study, and loved school. While still in high school she took courses at Ohio University where she learned to cast bronze in

4623-463: Was designed by architects Peter Eisenman of New York and the late Richard Trott of Columbus with landscape architect Laurie Olin of Philadelphia. It was the first major public building to be designed by Eisenman, previously known primarily as a teacher and theorist. Based on the controversial theory that art should be "challenged" by its environment rather than displayed neutrally, the museum raised Eisenman's profile and he went on to design and build

4692-468: Was long allowed at the company. In February 2021, L Brands announced the retirement of CFO Stuart Burgdoerfer in August of that year, to be replaced by CEO of Victoria's Secret Martin Waters. Mr. Burgdoerfer stated he was "grateful to have had the opportunity to work with extraordinary people in every part of the business." In December 2021, a candle factory owned and operated by Mayfield Consumer Products

4761-442: Was named after the father of Leslie H. Wexner , chairman of Limited Brands, an Ohio native and Ohio State alumnus who pledged $ 25 million to the project. Peter Eisenman won the design competition for the Wexner in 1983 over four other, more experienced finalists: Cesar Pelli ; Michael Graves ; Kallmann McKinnell & Wood ; and Arthur Erickson . (Each was paired with a local architect.) Progressive Architecture magazine devoted

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