Main Library
In addition to the monthly displays in the Art Gallery, our Main Library is home to a collection of contemporary American art which engages our multicultural community with works that are challenging, intriguing and enduring. Building such a collection is a process that continues. Funds for these purchases were raised by the Bricks for Art program and Gala Preview Party prior to the opening of the Main Library in 2003, and continue to be raised through a percentage of sales of artwork exhibited in the gallery and donations. Pieces are listed here alphabetically by artist.
Nancy Fong
Oak Park
"Bajan Queens"
2003
48 x 60 inches
oil on canvas
Group Study Room A, Third Floor
Jonathan Franklin
Oak Park
"Bookmakers"
2004
60 x 67 inches
oil on canvas
Young Adult Study Room, Second Floor
Jeanine Guncheon
Forest Park
"A Party of 3"
2005
54 x 72 inches
fabric dyes on wood
Children's Study Room, First Floor
Dan Gustin
Chicago
"Hope and Discovery"
2006
87 x 78 inches
oil on canvas
Veterans Room, Second Floor
Jane Hammond
New York
"Happiest On Your Hands"
2003
70 inch diameter
oil and mixed media
on canvas
Children's Room, First Floor
Carole Harrison
Michigan
"Unity and Growth"
1966
9 feet high x 12 feet wide x 4 feet deep
brass and copper sculpture
Vestibule, First Floor
Jacob Hashimoto
Los Angeles
"skip skitter start trip vault bounce - and other attempts at flight"
2005
96 x 144 x 7.5 inches
wood, paper, acrylic, nylon
Second Floor
Higgins Glass
Riverside, Illinois
Rondelay, 5x11 matrix
2005
68 x 44 inches
glass
Lobby, First Floor
Higgins Glass
Riverside, Illinois
Mobile, 337 pieces
96 inches wide
2007
glass
Second Floor
Tia G. Jones
Oak Park
"Passing"
2003
47 x 40 inches
oil on canvas
Group Study Room B, Third Floor
Marcus Kenney
Georgia
"Corp of Discovery"
2005
48 x 48 inches
green back stamps and
mixed media on canvas
Group Study Room D, Third Floor
Bill Kerr and Weeks Ringle
Oak Park
"Once Upon a Time"
2003
48 x 72 inches
quilt
Children's Study Room, First Floor<
Bill Kerr and Weeks Ringle
Oak Park
"Jewel Box"
2004
60 x 60 inches
quilt
Children's Study Room, First Floor
Judy Ledgerwood
Oak Park
"Spring Rain"
2005
84 x 144 inches
oil on canvas
Children's Room, First Floor
Emilio Lobato
Colorado
"Sobre Todo (Above All Else)"
2003
66 x 66 inches
oil and collage on panel
Book Discussion Room, Second Floor
Richard Loving
Oak Park
"Incitation"
2006
67 x 56 inches
oil on canvas
Second Floor
Geraldine McCullough
Oak Park
Mask
date unknown
51 x 10.5 inches
mixed media canvas
Third Floor
Tom Palazzolo
Oak Park
"A View from Bridge"
2000
60 x 60 inches
color photograph
North wall, Third Floor
T. L. Solien
Wisconsin
"Great Skate"
2003
60 x 72 inches
oil and enamel on canvas
Children's Room, First Floor
Chris Ware
Oak Park
"Branford Bee Episode #2"
2002
35 x 24 inches
ink and blue pencil on
illustration board
Group Study Room C, Third Floor
Chris Ware
Oak Park
"Rusty Brown: Where Will We Be in 2003"
2003
35 x 25 inches
ink and blue pencil on
illustration board
Group Study Room C, Third Floor
Chris Ware
Oak Park
"Building Stories: 1923-2003"
2002
26 x 34 inches
ink and blue pencil on
illustration board
Group Study Room C, Third Floor
Kehinde Wiley
New York
"Easter Realness #2"
2004
117 x 117 inches
oil on canvas
South wall, Third Floor
Not currently on public display
Rodney Carswell
Chicago
"P0202"
2002
82 x 81 inches
oil and wax on canvas
John Winslow
Washington, D.C.
"The Frog Prince"
2002
72 x 96 inches
oil on canvas