Art and Other Treasures

Several Library locations showcase artwork that has been loaned, donated or collected over the years. Many of these pieces can be viewed in public areas. The entire collection of art and other treasures is currently being inventoried, cataloged, and posted on this site.

For more info please email us at art@kclibrary.org

Image Title Artist Object Typesort descending
Cram's Superior Map of Kansas Cram's Superior Map of Kansas George F. Cram Print
Westport Library Westport Library W. A. McBride Print
L'etoile (The Star) L'Étoile (The Star) Edgar Degas Print
Map of Greater Kansas City and Suburbs Map of Greater Kansas City & Suburbs Gallup Map and Supply Company KCMO Print
Charles Clemons Orthwein Charles Clemons Unknown Print
Architectural Icons of Kansas City (Orange) Architectural Icons of Kansas City (Orange) Bob Holloway Print
Poster of Wagner's The Flying Dutchman The Flying Dutchman Frank E. Bingaman Print
A Bird's Eye View of Wyandotte, small A Bird's Eye View of Wyandotte (Small) Albert Ruger Print
Corner of a Bank Corner of a Bank Richard Estes Print
Talbot's Library, Lacock Abbey, May 1988 Talbot's Library, Lacock Abbey, May 1988 Keith F. Davis Print
Beach and Kite #3 Beach and Kite #3 Donald Hamilton Fraser Print
1940 Liberty Magazine Cover 1940 Liberty Magazine Cover Herman E. Bischoff Print
Frozen Fish Frozen Fish Gabriella Polony Mountain Sculpture
Bronze Renaissance Bowl Bronze Renaissance Bowl Unknown Sculpture
Bust of John Barber White Bust of John Barber White Jorgen C. Dreyer Sculpture
Gandy Dancer Gandy Dancer Ed Fraughton Sculpture
Child on Rocking Horse Child on Rocking Horse Joan Wobst Sculpture
Commemorative Plate for then 9th & Locust Library Commemorative Plate for then 9th & Locust Library Irma Starr Sculpture
Bear Reading Book Bear Reading Book Unknown Sculpture
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox Babe Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox Cecil C. Carstensen Sculpture

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