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Yellow Dome
Abstract painting in green, magenta, gray, and ochre. Signed bottom right, "H. Mintz".Harry Mintz (1907-2002) was born in Poland and trained at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. He moved to Chicago in 1934 and taught at the Art Institute of Chicago…
Tags: art collection, on display, paintings, second floor
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
Carousel
Painted in 1959, this early work of world-renowned artist LeRoy Neiman depicts horses in different positions on a carousel painted with broad brush strokes in many colors. It was donated to the Library in 1978 by a couple who visited and appreciated…
Tags: art collection, on display, paintings, second floor
Henry Harms Historic Home in Skokie
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…
Tags: art collection, on display, paintings, second floor
Sandown Park, England
Watercolor of a horse race at Sandown Park Racecourse. Six horses and their colorfully dressed jockeys are depicted, mid-race.Sandown Park Racecourse is in Esher, Surrey, England and opened in 1875.This artwork is not currently on display.
Tags: art collection, not on display, paintings
Chicago River
Painting of the Chicago River with a bridge in the foreground and buildings in the background. Undated.Hilda Rubin Pierce was born in Vienna, Austria in 1923, but left for England in 1938, when Hitler took over Austria. She later moved to Chicago and…
Tags: art collection, first floor, on display, paintings
Walled City
Abstract oil painting depicts houses and a church with domes and boats in the water in the foreground. Hilda Rubin Pierce was born in Vienna, Austria in 1923, but left for England in 1938, when Hitler took over Vienna. She later moved to Chicago and…
Tags: art collection, paintings, third floor
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 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
Sculptress Kay Hoffman
Oil painting with overall blue, purple, and yellow geometric shapes in the constructivist style. Signed bottom right. On original plaque:
Carl SchwartzSCULPTRESS-KAY HOFFMANGift of Edward and Cecile Fellin
Originally from Detroit, Carl E. Schwartz…
Tags: art collection, paintings, third floor