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Art at the Library
This list of art in the library is arranged by floor, then by location (e.g. room number or east wall, west wall, etc.) Numbered items run left to right on the indicated wall.
See also: Saints and Sinners - Sculpture by Marshall Fredericks
A separate list of donors & the art they have given to the University is appended to this list.
Art Work & Donor |
Location |
|---|---|
First floor |
|
| Portrait of Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes. Edwin Dickinson. 1923. Gift of his daughter, Mrs. William T. Gossett. | KL 100 |
Second floor |
|
| Birds in a jungle. J. R. Sattler. Watercolor on paper--design for a stained glass window. Donated by Annie Sattler in memory of May Dalton, beloved library co-worker, 1997 | 2d floor- Circulation desk-north |
| Great Blue Heron. John James Audubon's Birds of America, folio ed. | 2d floor- Student lounge |
| Common American Swan. John James Audubon's Birds of America, folio ed. | 2d floor- student lounge |
| Trumpeter Swan. John James Audubon's Birds of America, folio ed. | 2d floor- student lounge |
| American Flamingo. John James Audubon's Birds of America, folio ed. | 2d floor- student lounge |
| Third floor | |
| Han Dynasty Rubbing of Stone Relief I. [Procession] (Wu Liang Ci shrine) Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath Tagore. | KL 300 south |
| Han Dynasty Rubbing of Stone Relief II. [Procession] (Wu Liang Ci shrine) Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath Tagore. | KL 300 south |
| Buddhist Statue. Shiro Kasamatsu. Lithograph, 6/27. Gift of Peter Bertocci | KL 300 south |
| Landscape with Lake & Trees. Painting on paper. Gift of Mel & Jennie Gilroy | KL 300 west |
| Camel. Rubbing of bronze relief. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath Tagore. | KL 300 west |
| Han Warrior . | KL 300 east |
| Aspara. | KL 300 east |
| Phoenix. | KL 300 east |
| The Scholar. Donated by Diane & Paul Haig. | Stairwell |
| Transformations. George Vihos. Oil on canvas. Given by Jane W. Booth '93, in memory of Mr. Robert W. Brown, Assoc.Prof., Dept. of Counseling, SEHS. | 3rd floor east |
| Fourth floor | |
Dragon Robe. Qing Dynasty. Purple silk jacquard weave. Gift of Paul & Diane Haig. |
4th floor east (1) |
| Portrait of Amitendranath Tagore as a student. Zhang Heyun. Scroll, ink on paper. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath Tagore. | 4th floor east (2) |
| Nepali Women. Yeh Qianyu. Scroll, ink and light color on paper. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath Tagore. | 4th floor east (3) |
| The Bird. Zhang Daqian. Scroll, ink on paper. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath Tagore. | 4th floor east (4) |
| Horse under Willow Tree. Liu Kuiyao. Scroll, ink on paper. Gift of Amitendranath Tagore. | 4th floor east (5) |
| Lotus. Wang Yun. Scroll, ink and color on paper. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath Tagore. | 4th floor east (6) |
| Congqing at Dawn. Zong Qixiang . Scroll, ink on paper. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath Tagore. | 4th floor east (7) |
| Plum Blossom. Chen Ji. Scroll, ink on paper.
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath Tagore. |
4th floor east (8) |
| Horse. Qing Dynasty. Rubbing of stone carving.
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath Tagore. |
4th floor east (9) |
| Han Dynasty Rubbing of Stone Relief on paper III. [Procession] (Wu Liang Ci shrine)
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath Tagore |
4th floor east (10) |
Morning Glories. Scroll, ink and color on paper. Qi Baishi. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath Tagore. |
4th floor east (11) |
| Frogs. Scroll, ink on paper. Qi Baishi. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath Tagore. | 4th floor east (12) |
| Crabs. Scroll, ink on paper. Qi Baishi. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath Tagore. | 4th floor east (13) |
| Horse. Xu Beihong. Scroll, ink on paper. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath Tagore. | 4th floor south/east (1) |
Night Lily of Syria . Tian Shiguang. Scroll, ink on paper.
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath Tagore. |
4th floor south/east (2) |
| Ching Dynasty Scroll. Chao Tsu-Ang. 18th cent. copy of Yuan Dynasty painting of horses. Gift of Paul & Diane Haig | 4th floor-west (1) |
| Running Horses. Qing Dynasty. Rubbing of stone relief on paper. | 4th floor west (2) |
| Tortoise & Python. Rubbing of stone carving attributed to Wu Daozi. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath Tagore. | 4th floor-west (3) |
Guanyin. Rubbing of stone carving attributed to Wu Daozi. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath Tagore. |
4th floor west (4) |
| Adam & Eve. Melvin C. Raber (1912-1996) Sculpture (bronze). Donated by Judith MacGregor Raber. | 4th floor west (5) |
| Bodhidharma. Rubbing of a stone carving. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath Tagore. | 4th floor west (6) |
| Thunder God.. Rubbing of stone carving attributed to Wu Daozi. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath Tagore. | 4th floor west (7) |
| Chemical Series Drawings [3] Denise Corley.Oil on paper with mesh wire. |
KL 433 |
DONORS
| DONORS & HONOREES* | ART WORK | LOCATION |
| Bertocci, Peter | Buddhist Statue.Shiro Kasamatsu. | KL 300 |
| Booth, Jane W. | Transformations. George Vihos. |
3d floor east |
| Brown, Robert W.* | Transformations. George Vihos. | 3d floor east |
| Dalton, May * | Birds in a jungle. J. R. Sattler. | 2d floor Circulation |
| Gilroy, Mel & Jennie | Landscape with Lake & Trees. | KL 300 |
| Gossett, Mrs. Willliam T. | Portrait of Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes. Edwin Dickinson. | KL 100 |
| Haig, Paul & Diane | Ching Dynasty Scroll. Chao Tsu-Ang. | 4th floor west (1) |
| Haig, Paul & Diane | Dragon Robe. Qing Dynasty. | 4th floor east (1) |
| Haig, Paul & Diane | The Scholar | Stairwell |
| Raber, Judith MacGregor | Adam & Eve. Melvin C. Raber. | 4th floor west (5) |
| Sattler, Annie | Birds in a Jungle. J.R. Sattler | 2d floor Circulation |
| Tagore, Mr.& Mrs. Amitendranath | The Bird . Zhang Daqian. | 4th floor east (4) |
| Tagore, Mr.& Mrs. Amitendranath | Bodhidharma. | 4th floor west (6) |
| Tagore, Mr.& Mrs. Amitendranath | Camel. | KL 300 (5) |
| Tagore, Mr.& Mrs. Amitendranath | Crabs. Qi BaiShi. | 4th floor east (13) |
| Tagore, Mr.& Mrs. Amitendranath | Conquing at Dawn. Zong Qixiang. | 4th floor east (7) |
| Tagore, Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath | Frogs. Qi BaiShi. | 4th floor east (12) |
| Tagore, Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath | Guanyin. Wu Daozi | 4th floor west (4) |
| Tagore, Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath | Han Dynasty Rubbing of Stone Relief I. [Procession] | KL 300 south |
| Tagore, Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath | Han Dynasty Rubbing of Stone Relief II. [Procession] | KL 300 south |
| Tagore, Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath | Han Dynasty Rubbing of Stone Relief III [Procession] | 4th floor east (10) |
| Tagore, Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath | Horse. | 4th floor east (9) |
| Tagore, Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath | Horse. Xu Beihong. | 4th floor east/south (1) |
| Tagore, Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath | Horse under Willow Tree. Liu Ganyou. | 4th floor east (5) |
| Tagore, Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath | Lotus. Wang Yun. | 4th floor east (6) |
| Tagore, Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath | Morning Glory. Qi Baishi. | 4th floor east (11) |
| Tagore, Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath | Nepali Women. Yeh Qianyu. | 4th floor east (3) |
| Tagore, Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath | Night Blooming Cereus. Tian Shiguang. | 4th floor east/south (2) |
| Tagore, Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath | Plum Blossoms. Chen Ji. . | 4th floor east (8) |
| Tagore, Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath | Portrait of Amitendranath Tagore as a Student. Zhang Heyun | 4th floor east (2) |
| Tagore, Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath | Thunder God. Wu Daozi | 4th floor west (7) |
| Tagore, Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath | Tortoise & Python. Wu Daozi. | 4th floor west (3) |
Thanks are due to Luise Bolleber of the Meadow Brook Art Gallery for her assistance in identifying the works of art listed above.
