Continued Dialogue
Circular form wall sculpture in silver and gold-colored metals. At the right edge is the profile of an abstracted head with an open mouth. Five gold-tone beads appear to come from the mouth.<br /><br />On original plaque:
<blockquote>Ted Gall<br />Continued Dialog<br />Plate aluminum and copper 1981<br />Gift of<br />Fel-Pro Manufacturing Corporation</blockquote>
Theodore (Ted) Gall studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the American Academy of Art and worked for twenty years as the artist in residence at Fel-Pro, an automotive gasket manufacturer in Skokie before moving to California. The Library owns another of his sculptures, “<a title="View from McCormick" href="https://skokielibraryhistory.omeka.net/items/show/14">View from McCormick</a>.”<br /><br /><strong>This sculpture is not currently on display.</strong>
Gall, Theodore T., 1941-
1981
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View from McCormick
Abstract wall sculpture made from welded bronze, copper, and steel gasket forms.<br /><br />On original plaque:
<blockquote>Ted Gall<br />View from McCormick<br />Gift of<br />Federal-Mogul Corporation<br />2010</blockquote>
The sculpture was created during the 1970s and was located in the Fel-Pro building on McCormick Boulevard in Skokie for 25 years. The sculpture was <a href="https://skokielibraryhistory.omeka.net/items/show/692" target="_blank" title="Skokie Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes, September 15, 2010" rel="noreferrer noopener">donated to the library in 2010</a> by the Federal Mogul Corporation, the parent company of Fel-Pro Manufacturing. When first installed, the sculpture hung on the outer west wall of the library, but it was damaged in 2012 when vandals attempted to remove copper tubing from the piece. After returning from being repaired by the artist the sculpture was relocated to the interior South Courtyard.<br /><br />Theodore (Ted) Gall studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and worked for twenty years as the artist in residence at Fel-Pro, an automotive gasket manufacturer in Skokie before moving to California. The Library owns another of his sculptures, “<a title="Continued Dialog" href="https://skokielibraryhistory.omeka.net/items/show/13">Continued Dialogue</a>.”<br /><br /><strong>Located on the wall in the South Courtyard on the First Floor.</strong>
Read more about this sculpture on the <a href="https://skokielibrary.info/blog/411/library-art-view-from-mccormick/" target="_blank" title="Library Art: View from McCormick" rel="noreferrer noopener">Library's blog</a>.
Gall, Theodore T., 1941-
1970-1980
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Untitled [Milwaukee Industrial Area]
Painting of houses and industrial buildings with telephone poles and a white picket fence. Overall colors of dark blue, purple, and green on a light background. Undated.<br /><br />Known as Milwaukee’s “Milkman Artist,” Earl Gessert (1918-1996) worked as a milkman in the mornings for more than twenty years so that he was free to paint and teach in the afternoons. Gessert studied art and later taught at the Layton School of Art. According to the Museum of Wisconsin Art’s website, “he loved to paint industrialization and street scenes as if they had a life of their own… [H]e also helped form the Wisconsin Watercolor Society [and later] moved… to Arizona where he continued… painting every day until he was too ill to do so.”<br /><br /><strong>Located on the east wall near the northeast corner of the Second Floor.</strong>
Gessert, Earl, 1918-1996
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The Conspirators
Oil painting of two abstract standing figures in orange on black background.<br /><br />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 Evanston Art Center, and the Oxbow Summer School of Painting. In 2009, the Charles Creek Vineyard in Sonoma, California, presented a retrospective exhibit of her work.<br /><br /><strong>This painting is on the east wall near the northeast corner of the Second Floor.</strong>
Collection of Skokie Public Library. Gift of Harry and Diana Hunter, 1983.
Goldfus, Helen, 1916-2012
1961
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Jungle Library
Whimsical painting depicting animals, trees, and books painted in bright, vibrant colors. Signed bottom left. <br /><br />On original plaque:
<blockquote>Norris Hall<br />Jungle Library<br />1991</blockquote>
The painting was purchased for Skokie Public Library’s 50th Anniversary with support from the Skokie Fine Arts Commission and Cole Taylor Bank.<br /><br />Norris Hall was born and educated in Tennessee. He lived briefly in Illinois and during that time was commissioned by the Library Board to paint "Jungle Library," which was the first artwork hung in the Youth Services Department in 1991 during National Library Week. Norris Hall's graphics also decorated the Library's previous Bookmobile.<br /><br /><strong>This painting is not currently on display.</strong>
Hall, Norris, 1953-
1991
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Silence (Winter Scenery)
Landscape painting of brown and beige mountains with snowy drifts and watery blue sky. Artist's chop marks top right and bottom left.<br /><br />On original plaque:
<blockquote>Lydia Hwang<br />SILENCE (WINTER SCENERY)<br />Gift of<br />Friends of Mary Radmacher</blockquote>
Lydia Hwang (Pei-Quincita) studied the fundamentals of traditional Chinese brush painting for ten years under Professor Chen, Hong-Zen, a well-known artist of Chinese calligraphy, brush painting, sculpture, and woodblock painting. In 1975, Hwang immigrated to the United States where she continued her art career. She studied with professors Monica Liu, and Mr. Chi-An Yang. Hwang worked at Skokie Public Library for over twenty years.<br /><br /><strong>This painting is not currently on display.</strong>
Hwang, Lydia
1985
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Abstract
Abstract oil painting with cubes, squares, and geometric shapes at the center of the image in colors of red, blue, black, and ochre. Different shades of yellow as background. Signed bottom right, "Lau."<br /><br />Originally from Hong Kong, Kwok Wai Lau (1930-2021) studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the International Art School in Hong Kong. Through the 1960s, he taught at the Art Institute, the Hyde Park Art Center, and the North Shore Art League, later moving to and teaching in southern California.<br /><br /><strong>This painting is on display across from the elevators on the Second Floor.</strong>
Collection of Skokie Public Library. Gift of Edward and Cecile Fellin, 1978.
Lau, Kwok Wai, 1930-2021
1960
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Gideon and Auerbach
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. <br /><br />Alan Magee began working with tapestries in 2002 using a technique developed by artists Donald Farnsworth and John Nava. Magee began his career as an award-winning illustrator for magazines and book covers. In the late 1970s, he embarked on his painting career, producing highly realistic, detailed works that are in museum and private collections in the United States and Europe. He lives in Maine and works in a variety of media, including sculptures, tapestries, and computer-generated collages.<br /><br />The tapestry purchase was approved by the Skokie Public Library Board of Trustees on May 14, 2008, following an exhibit of Magee's work at the library.<br /><br /><strong>This tapestry is on display by the Biographies near the northeast corner of the Second Floor.</strong>
Collection of Skokie Public Library. Purchased by the Skokie Public Library Board of Trustees, 2008.
Magee, Alan, 1947-
2004
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Semi Nude with Zooples #5
Hand-embellished print of a large orange and yellow flower on the top left with a semi-nude figure at the center. Signed top right, "Max".<br /><br />"Zooples" is the name Peter Max has given to the little squiggles he often includes in his work. This print was added to the collection shortly after the Library’s 2001 renovation. The donor, raised in Skokie, said that when he was in college he remembered seeing only drab, grey walls in the university library when he looked up from his books. Now a Skokie Public Library user, he wanted to give his fellow patrons something interesting to see when they looked up from their books.<br /><br /><strong>This item is on display in the Community Engagement Meeting Room on the First Floor.</strong>
Max, Peter, 1937-
1980
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The Lone Sentinel
Lithograph print depicting a Native American person on a high boulder with a chestnut-colored horse in the foreground, facing mountains in the background. Signed bottom right. Numbered 736/1000.<br /><br />On original plaque:
<blockquote>Frank McCarthy<br />THE LONE SENTINEL<br />Gift of Roy A. Richardson</blockquote>
Frank McCarthy (1924-2002) studied at the Art Students League and the Pratt Institute in New York and spent many years working as a commercial illustrator. In the late 1960s, he began his fine art career, focusing on iconic images of the American West in the 1800s.<br /><br /><strong>This print is not currently on display.</strong>
McCarthy, Frank, 1924-2002
1985
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