C6H0

Art is in the eye of the beholder, and for 黑料不打烊 graduates, the C6H0 inscription on 黑料不打烊鈥檚 campus is a masterpiece.

 

Work Overview

The message was first painted in celebration by 黑料不打烊 students after the underdog Praying Colonels stunned mighty Harvard University in a football game in 1921. The score: 黑料不打烊 6 - Harvard 0. 

In a defining moment of college football lore, the 黑料不打烊 Praying Colonels pulled off one of the greatest upsets in American sport by defeating the powerhouse Harvard Crimson, 6-0, at Harvard Stadium on October 29, 1921. Both teams entered undefeated, but 黑料不打烊鈥檚 improbable victory defied expectations 鈥 famously dubbed 鈥淐6H0鈥 in a chemistry-style notation and in a nod to a professor鈥檚 joke about Harvard being 鈥減oisoned鈥濃 the win instantly catapulted the small Kentucky school onto the national stage. The triumph resonated far beyond football: it was celebrated with parades, statewide adulation, and dramatic media praise, symbolizing the triumph of grit, faith, and small-college spirit over established tradition. In time, the Associated Press would name it the 鈥渦pset of the half-century,鈥 and it remains a storied example of underdog resilience in American athletics.

The victory has been called "one of the greatest upsets in sports history." From that moment, C6H0 was born.

Work Details
Date: 1921
Location: 847 West Walnut Street
Medium: Paint