The Allan Houser sculpture Next Generation II is located at the entrance of UNC Hospitals. More information about the sculpture can be found by visiting the Ackland Museum website.
Dr. Hugh A. “Chip” McAllister donated the piece in honor of his father, Dr. Hugh McAllister Sr., who graduated from UNC’s School of Medicine in 1935 and practiced obstetrics and gynecology in Lumberton, N.C., for decades. Chip said, “I’m told—but with abstract art, you never know—the larger figure is the father, and the smaller is the child. Information is being passed from one to the other.” Both father and son made significant contributions to and advances in their respective specialties and lent their talents and leadership to fostering the next generation of practitioners and scientists. Their distinguished service earned them the distinction of being the only father and son to serve as presidents of the UNC Medical Alumni Association and to receive the School of Medicine’s Distinguished Medical Alumni Award.
Created by Allan Houser (1989).
Allan C. Houser, American, Native American, Fort Sill Apache, Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache, 1914 - 1994, Next Generation II, 1989, bronze, 61 x 92 x 74 in., 1500 lb. (154.9 x 233.7 x 188 cm, 680.39554 kg), base: 19 x 108 x 96 in., 800 lb. (48.3 x 274.3 x 243.8 cm, 362.87762 kg), overall: 80 x 108 x 96 in., 2300 lb. (203.2 x 274.3 x 243.8 cm, 1043.27316 kg). Gift of Hugh A. McAllister Jr., MD '66 in honor of his father Hugh A. McAllister Sr., MD '35 Ackland Art Museum, 2012.3.