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.)
Updated July 2009.

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
Bird and Flowers. Maria. Oil on canvas. Gift of Indra David. 2d floor - Circulation desk
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
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
   
  Third floor
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
Dancing Girl. He Yi. Scroll KL 300
Camel. Rubbing of bronze relief. KL 300
Procession Stone Relief I. Han Dynasty rubbing. KL 300
Procession Stone Relief II. Han Dynasty rubbing. KL 300
Landscape with calligraphy. KL 300
Dancer Playing Sitar. Rubbing. KL 300
Phoenix. Ink brush painting. KL 300
Warrior. Rubbing of bronze relief. KL 300
Calligraphy. Ink KL 300
Incantation of Buddah and Dragon. Rubbing. KL 300
Rubbings (2) KL 300
Needlework Sleeve Bands and Badges. Six needlepoint panels on silk. Gift of Diane and Paul Haig. KL 300
'Chinese Textiles' print. From Threads of Gold: Chinese Textiles, Ming to Ch'ing. KL 300
Cycle Chris Ames. Mixed media tree sculpture from the Art ExLibris art contest, 2007. KL 300
Silver Medallion. Details in Chinese on back. KL 300

Image of Buddhist Statue. Shiro Kasamatsu. Lithograph. Gift of Peter Bertocci.

KL 300
Landscape with Lake and Trees. Ink painting. Gift of Mel & Jennie Gilroy. KL 300
   
  Fourth floor

Dragon Robe. Qing Dynasty. Purple silk jacquard weave. Gift of Paul & Diane Haig.

4th floor east (1)
Horse. Qing Dynasty. Rubbing of stone carving. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Amitendranath Tagore.
4th floor east (9)
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)

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
Haig, Paul & Diane Needlework Sleeve Bands and Badges. KL 300
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.

 


Created on 12/12/06 by Linda Hildebrand / Last updated on 3/7/09 by Linda Hildebrand
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