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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.