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Library Trustee Dr. John M. Wozniak; Library Trustee Diana Hunter; Library Board President Karl Weiner; Skokie Mayor Albert J. Smith; Library Trustee Howard Hummer; Library Trustee Selma Regan Petty; Chief Librarian Mary Radmacher;…

Dedicatory concern of Skokie Public Library's Steinway grand piano – Emilio del Rosario (solo shot).

Abstract color wash with gray, yellow, purple, orange, and black. The square painting hung at a 90-degree angle. Noted on verso: "Zero One Two" and "1/1976".On original plaque: TunaENERGYacrylic on canvasGift of the Familyin memory of Dr. Romuald…

Painting of gray houses with colorful shirts and linens on a clothesline alongside a dirt path. Signed bottom right.Irene Fisher (1921-2004) studied art at Northwestern University, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the North Shore Art League. She…

Abstract oil painting in yellow and orange. Signed bottom right.Modernist abstract painter Morris Barazani (1924-2015) moved to Chicago in the 1950s to join the Chicago Bauhaus movement at the Institute of Design where he worked with Laszlo Maholy…

Long, narrow, vertical wall tapestry in browns, beige, and gray, depicting used artist's paintbrushes. In background top "Carte Postale.” This piece is number 8 of an edition of 16 tapestries woven in Belgium on Jacquard looms. Alan Magee began…

From left: L.O. Green, former President of Library Board; Chief Librarian Mary Radmacher; Library Trustee Diana Hunter; Library Trustee Selma Regan Petty; Library Trustee Howard Hummer; Walter Flintrup, President, Citizens for the Library (and later…

From left: Library Trustee L.O. Green (President 1960-1967); Chief Librarian Mary Radmacher; Skokie Mayor Ambrose Reiter; Library Trustee Selma Regan (later Petty)

Unconfirmed identification of: Library Trustee Louis Weingart or Library Trustee…

Oil painting depicts the house owned by Henry Harms, the founder of Skokie in 1854. The 1869 farmhouse, built of hand-made brick, is shown with a porch and tall trees covered with colorful autumn leaves. This painting was commissioned by the Skokie…

Cast in bronze, this three-piece suite of sculptures includes: “Pulling Up,” a jockey on a horse in mid-stride; “Male Jockey,” a male jockey standing with hand on right hip; and “Female Jockey,” a standing female jockey. This suite is part 91 of an…