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Untitled [Dancing Figure]
Black and white image made in the style of a stone rubbing. Depicts a dancing figure, probably an apsara—a dancing cloud and water spirit in Buddhist and Hindu mythology—from Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Undated.Located on the east wall in the northeast…
Tags: art collection, mixed media, on display, second floor
The Village: Carl Sandburg
Abstract painting depicting tall buildings, houses, and trees in pink, blue and green. Undated.On original plaque:
Carl SchwartzTHE VILLAGE: CARL SANDBURGGift of Edward and Cecile Fellin
“Sandburg Village” is a neighborhood of apartment buildings on…
Tags: art collection, paintings, third floor
The Sunshine Machine
Wall-mounted sculpture, constructed from mixed media including papier maché, of a box that appears to have a tube running through it from top to bottom. In the center of the box facing outward is a circular opening with a smiling face. Overall light…
Tags: art collection, mixed media, not on display, sculpture
The Garden
Oil painting of a colorful flower garden with brown fence rail at the bottom left and brick path visible in the upper right. Undated.On original plaque:
Barbara SchlenkerTHE GARDENGift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fellin
During the 1960s and early 1970s,…
Tags: art collection, paintings, third floor
The Conspirators
Oil painting of two abstract standing figures in orange on black background.Helen Goldfus’ (1916-2012) paintings and etchings were exhibited in the Chicago area in the 1960s. She studied at the University of Chicago, the Art Institute of Chicago, the…
Tags: art collection, on display, paintings, second floor
The Chess Game
Abstract painting depicting two figures playing chess in turquoise, blue, and ochre.On original plaque:
Carl E. SchwartzTHE CHESS GAMEIn Memory of Harry and Betty Krawitz
Originally from Detroit, Carl E. Schwartz (1935-2015) studied at the Art…
Tags: art collection, not on display, paintings
Swans
Sculpture of a continuous curved piece of polished and burnished stainless steel with a double loop effect reminiscent of swimming swans. The piece was commissioned specifically for placement in the Water Court on the Library’s First Floor. Weighing…
Tags: art collection, first floor, on display, sculpture
Still Life, Fiasco, Bottles
Oil painting in blues and yellows of a still life with bottles and fruit. Signed on the top left.Stanley Mitruk (1922-2006) was born in Chicago and studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and at the Jane Addams Hull House with Julio De…
Tags: art collection, on display, paintings, second floor