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
Scales of Justice front Scales of Justice Unknown Sculpture
Old Couple Old Couple Gabriella Polony Mountain Sculpture
Gandy Dancer Gandy Dancer Ed Fraughton Sculpture
Frozen Fish Frozen Fish Gabriella Polony Mountain Sculpture
Relief of August R. Meyer Relief of August R. Meyer Daniel C. French Sculpture
Commemorative Plate for then 9th & Locust Library Commemorative Plate for then 9th & Locust Library Irma Starr Sculpture
Terrarvm Orbis Geographica AC Hydrographic Tabvla Glass Bowl Terrarvm Orbis Geographica AC Hydrographic Tabvla Glass Bowl Unknown Sculpture
Child on Rocking Horse Child on Rocking Horse Joan Wobst Sculpture
Bear Reading Book Bear Reading Book Unknown Sculpture
Lewis and Clark Discovery Lewis and Clark Discovery Eugene L. Daub Sculpture
KCPL Commemorative Plate KCPL Commemorative Plate Irma Starr Sculpture
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox Babe Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox Cecil C. Carstensen Sculpture
Globemaster Globe Globemaster Globe Globemaster Sculpture
Abstract Sculpture Two Abstract Sculpture Two Cecil C. Carstensen Sculpture
Abstract Sculpture Abstract Sculpture Cecil C. Carstensen Sculpture
Waves Waves Gabriella Polony Mountain Sculpture
Spirit of Commerce Spirit of Commerce Harold 'Tuck' Langland Sculpture
Bust of Dante Bust of Dante Unknown Sculpture
Bust of Thomas Hart Benton Bust of Thomas Hart Benton Alfred Coe Sculpture
Bronze Sculpture of Ilus Davis, front view full-length Bronze Sculpture of Ilus W. Davis Unknown Sculpture

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